Preposing (moving a certain part of a sentence to the beginning of the sentence)is syntactically "legal" when the moved segment ______.
A)begins with a noun
B)contains a subject and a predicate
C)begins with a verb
D)constitutes a complete constituent of a certain type

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Preposing is syntactically acceptable when the moved segment constitutes a complete constituent of a certain type, such as a noun phrase, verb phrase, adverbial, etc. This ensures that the sentence remains grammatically coherent after the rearrangement.

Preposing (Moving a Certain Part of a Sentence to the Beginning