With an appropriate coordinator or subordinator:

(1)Not that I'm unwilling to lend you a hand, ________ that I'm too busy for the moment.

(2) ________ the fire broke out, we were drinking.

fronting

postponement

countable nouns

adjuncts

What do modal auxiliaries in the predictive use generally express?

What kinds of determiners are mutually exclusive and what are not mutually exclusive? Give one example for each.

Using plural forms:

Tell the kid to bring a raincoat with him tomorrow.

Using fronting:

He plunged into the tumultuous water just to show off to the girls.

Using an exclamation:

You have beautiful garden.

Using a negative imperative:

Put the table somewhere in the living room.