IN the previous two columns we took up the use of the passive voice and of cleft sentences to draw attention to a particular aspect of the sentence that we want to emphasize. We saw that these constructions free us from the constricting tyranny of the active voice; with them, we don't have to spotlight the doer of the action when it's really uncalled for or even undesirable. This time, we will take up another construction that purposively disrupts the typical declarative order of sentences. It is extraposition, or the postponement of the subject until the end of the clause or sentence to achieve emphasis, stylistic effect, or smooth transition.
For more examples of the wide variety of extraposition devices that can enliven your prose, check out Richard Nordquist's "Extraposition in Grammar" in the ThoughtCo. website, https://www.thoughtco.com/extraposition-grammar-term-1690626
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