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Wisdom27 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

about sentence structure

Dear all,
I threw the ornaments into the fire and out came this bull-calf.( exodus 32, 24)
Last of the sentence I cannot understand the structure.
out came this bull-calf. I think, this bull-calf came out.
Thank you
  

Top answer

wisdom27 I cannot understand the structure. It is an inverted structure, which is common in poetry and in the bible. wisdom27 out came this bull-calf.

  • wisdom27 I cannot understand the structure.
  • It is an inverted structure, which is common in poetry and in the bible.
  • wisdom27 out came this bull-calf.
  • I think, this bull-calf came out.
  • That's right.
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wisdom27I cannot understand the structure.
It is an inverted structure, which is common in poetry and in the bible.
wisdom27out came this bull-calf. I think, this bull-calf came out.
That's right.

CJ

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