Question

what to be aware of with main clauses and emphasis

Accepted Answer

the information in the main clause is emphasised

compare:

Although our productivity was down, our profits were up. [emphasised profits up]

Although our profits were up, our productivity was down. [emphasised productivity down]

# main clause is the "simple sentence", the one without a conjunction (such as although above)

Front	what to be aware of with main clauses and emphasis
Back	the information in the main clause is emphasised compare: Although our productivity was down, our profits were up. [emphasised profits up] Although our profits were up, our productivity was down. [emphasised productivity down] # main clause is the "simple sentence", the one without a conjunction (such as although above)

Main Productivity Profits Clause Emphasised Aware Emphasis Information