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English;;Postponement Fronting Inversion;Postponement ;End focus;End weight;Postponement of key words ;Now try to put the two sentences into one. The cross-examination was expertly handled. It lasted only half an hour. If it is to answer the question of ‘How long did the cross-examination last?’ the answers can be: The cross-examination ,which was expertly handled, lasted only half an hour. Expertly handled, The cross-examination lasted only half an hour. The expertly handled cross-examination lasted only half an hour. The cross-examination, in expert hands, lasted only half an hour. The cross-examination , an expertly handled affair, lasted only half an hour. ;Instead, if it is to answer the question of ‘How was the cross-examination handled?’ the answers can be: The cross-examination, which lasted only half an hour, was expertly handled. The cross-examination , lasting only half an hour, was expertly handled. The half-hour cross-examination was expertly handled. The cross-examination, a half-hour affair, was expertly handled. From the examples we can see the importance of final placement in the ordering of words. ;Fronting ;Inversion ;Fronting without inversion;Fronting with inversion;Inversion is most frequently found in sentence where an Adverbial is fronted. Here we may classify two types of inversion: full inversion and partial inversion. ;“Full inversion” means reversal of the subject and the whole predicate; “partial inversion” means reversal of the subject and the operator only. The fronted adverbials that cause inversion may be summed up as follows: Full inversion commonly occurs when the fronted adverbial is a locative or an onomatopoeia and when the predicator is a verb of motion such as come or go. E.g. There is a sudden gust of wind and away went his hat. Bang! Bang! Bang! Came three reports of firecrackers and Philip suddenly felt his body become light.;b) Full inversion is also common when the fronted adverbial is a prepositio