What does extraposition mean?
Extraposition means (linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence..
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(linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence..
Use extraposition when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Extraposition means (linguistics) The movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use extraposition where its definition matches the intended context.
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