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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

about "lived"

Can I say,

(a) Long ago in China, there lived a small boy.

Shall I know, that is what kind of sentence structure?
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Long ago in China, there lived a small boy. Shall I know, that is what kind of sentence structure? It's a very common way to begin a short narrative.

— Philip

  • Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) Long ago in China, there lived a small boy.
  • Shall I know, that is what kind of sentence structure?
  • It's a very common way to begin a short narrative.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,

(a) Long ago in China, there lived a small boy.

Shall I know, that is what kind of sentence structure?
It's a very common way to begin a short narrative.
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IS there any rule to use, " There lived..."? Can I change to " It lived ..."?
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