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FRONT POSITION

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Front position means that the adjunct is the first item in the clause structure:

In the job description it says you’ll get paid a basic car allowance. 

A front-position adjunct comes after a conjunction:

He looked tired 

but

nevertheless managed a smile as he caught sight of his two

employees and walked over to join them.

(nevertheless but managed a smile …)

Front position for adjuncts which normally occupy mid or end position gives

greater emphasis to the adjunct:

In the garden they grew all the food they needed.

(adjunct of place, normally found in end position)

Quite often I don’t have any breakfast at all.

(adjunct of indefinite frequency, normally found in mid position)