فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَلَّيْتُ
It was in the mosque that I prayed.
Fronting a prepositional phrase can make the location the focus. It may correct the listener’s assumption about where an act occurred, but it can also give a known setting prominence.
The source includes other verb dependents under this chapter precisely because different adjuncts can be advanced in their own roles. Context still governs whether the result is correction, restriction, or salience.
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Fronting the Object: Correction, Restriction and Ordering of Complements
فِي الْمَسْجِدِ صَلَّيْتُ
It was in the mosque that I prayed.
Fronting a prepositional phrase can make the location the focus. It may correct the listener’s assumption about where an act occurred, but it can also give a known setting prominence.
The source includes other verb dependents under this chapter precisely because different adjuncts can be advanced in their own roles. Context still governs whether the result is correction, restriction, or salience.