Theme: Word order in Middle English

In the park (Where)

• 
  “Sarah writes poetry in the park.”
  

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  At night (When)
  
  • 
    “Sarah writes poetry at night.”
    

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  By herself (How)
  
  • 
    “Sarah writes poetry by herself.”
    

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  Because it’s fun (Why)
  
  • 
    “Sarah writes poetry because it’s fun.”
    

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   Position in a Sentence
   

In the above examples, the prepositional phrases are at the end of the sentence. But, a prepositional phrase can also come at the beginning of a sentence, although this is less common. The order you choose depends on what you want to emphasize in your sentence.

For example, if you want to emphasize what time Sarah writes poetry, you could say: 

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  “At night, Sarah writes poetry.“
  

This indicates when Sarah chooses to write. It also suggests that when she writes is more important than the fact that she writes poetry in general.

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