C2 · Word order

Emphasis & negation

Fronting for emphasis, contrastive niet and formal sentence patterns.

I didn't give the book to her but to her brother.
Never again will I believe him.
Of all the arguments, this one convinced me the least.
Whatever the minister may claim, the figures speak for themselves.
Him I had not expected.
The applicant is requested to submit the documents before 1 May.
That is something I have never been able to understand.
I don't think he did it on purpose.
Not everyone agreed with the proposal.
Nor did she see any reason to apologise.