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# The sun shines. | # The sun shines. | ||
#: sun shines | #: sun shines{{ref|Topic fronting|a}} | ||
#: shines the sun | #: shines the sun{{ref|Topic fronting|a}} | ||
# The sun is shining. | # The sun is shining. | ||
# The sun shone. | # The sun shone. | ||
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# Once wild animals lived here. | # Once wild animals lived here. | ||
# Slowly she looked around. | # Slowly she looked around. | ||
{{ref/note|Topic fronting|a}} Both sentences are valid depending on the pragmatic intentions of the speaker. If the speaker is changing subjects, introducing new or unexpected information, or if they simply wish to draw attention to the subject, then it would be fronted before the verb. A more neutral construction is likely to place all actors after the verb. | |||
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