extraposition
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts a subordinate or modifying clause to the end of a sentence, as in changing That you sign the paper is necessary to It is necessary that you sign the paper.
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British Dictionary definitions for extraposition
/ (ˌɛkstrəpəˈzɪʃən) /
placement of something outside something else
transformational grammar a rule that moves embedded clauses out to the end of the main clause, converting, for example, A man who will help has just arrived into A man has just arrived who will help
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