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Shcho23 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
About the inversion.....
Hi.. I want to know which inverted sentence is correct.
From: Laura became happy.
To: 1. Happy became Laura.
or
2. Happy did Laura become.
And what if "she" is used instead of "Laura"?
Or, can the original sentence be inverted at all?
Thanks in advance!!
From: Laura became happy.
To: 1. Happy became Laura.
or
2. Happy did Laura become.
And what if "she" is used instead of "Laura"?
Or, can the original sentence be inverted at all?
Thanks in advance!!
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shcho23 can the original sentence be inverted at all? Not naturally.
- shcho23 can the original sentence be inverted at all?
- Not naturally.
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shcho23can the original sentence be inverted at all?Not naturally.
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shcho23can the original sentence be inverted at all?No, not in any ordinary circumstances like everyday conversations and writing or in formal writing.
The only exception I can think of is poetry, mostly nineteenth century poetry. Read Longfellow's Evangeline and you'll probably find loads of strange inversions, e.g.,
Hearty and h
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