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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
2 grammar structure from the book Hobit
"The oftener you appear in my halls the better shall I be pleased." (taken from Hobit, J.R.. Tolkien)
Firstly, I am perplexed by the word order in the second sentence. Should't it be there I shall be instead?
And what is this grammar structure called? Such as: The more you learn the better you pass the tests.
Secondly, there is also one sentence left I am somewhat bewildered by the word order in the sentence below.
"How on earth should I have got all that treasure home without war and murder all along the way, I don't know."
Why it isn't I should have got?
Thank you in advance.
Firstly, I am perplexed by the word order in the second sentence. Should't it be there I shall be instead?
And what is this grammar structure called? Such as: The more you learn the better you pass the tests.
Secondly, there is also one sentence left I am somewhat bewildered by the word order in the sentence below.
"How on earth should I have got all that treasure home without war and murder all along the way, I don't know."
Why it isn't I should have got?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
R . Tolkien) Firstly, I am perplexed by the word order in the second sentence. -- The book is cast in a fictitious earlier period of history, and Tolkien creates a tone of English that suggests this.
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- Tolkien) Firstly, I am perplexed by the word order in the second sentence.
- -- The book is cast in a fictitious earlier period of history, and Tolkien creates a tone of English that suggests this.
- And what is this grammar structure called?
- -- These are correlative comparatives.
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"The oftener you appear in my halls the better shall I be pleased." (taken from The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien) Firstly, I am perplexed by the word order in the second sentence. Should't it be there I shall be instead?-- The book is cast in a fictitious earlier period of history, and Tolkien creates a tone of English that suggests this.
And what is this
And what is this
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Thank you.
I thought so as he certainly uses a lot of old-fashioned exppresions, words as well as grammar construction of sentences.
I thought so as he certainly uses a lot of old-fashioned exppresions, words as well as grammar construction of sentences.
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Marold"How on earth should I have got all that treasure home without war and murder all along the way, I don't know."Why it isn't I should have got?I would have said what you suggest. The order of the clauses is exceptional. This would be the normal order: I don't know how on earth I should have got that treasure home without war and murder all along the w
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