Information Flow

Which follows end-weight?

Which keeps the topic (the castle) as subject?

"Who wrote Hamlet?" — Which answer puts the new information last?

Choose the natural option:

Which puts given information first?

Complete for end-weight: It surprised everyone _____ .

Choose the clearer sequence:

Which uses a cleft for end-focus?

That he resigned surprised nobody. → surprised nobody that he resigned.

One problem remains. → There one problem.

Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa. (end-focus on Leonardo) → The Mona Lisa by Leonardo.

The film was released in 2019. Critics praised it. (keep the film as subject) → The film was released in 2019 and by critics.

To understand these results takes time. → takes time to understand these results.

A huge storm hit the coast yesterday. → Yesterday a huge storm hit the coast. (start with known time)