Topic-comment structure

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Also known as: 主题句 (zhǔtí-jù), 主题结构 (zhǔtí jiégòu), 主题评论结构 (zhǔtí-pínglùn jiégòu), 主题述题结构 (zhǔtí-shùtí jiégòu) and 主题评述结构 (zhǔtí-píngshù jiégòu).

A topic-comment structure is an arrangement of a sentence where the emphasized part is at the beginning of the sentence as the topic and a comment on the topic follows.