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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

And come with it

Hello, would someone please explain how to understand the grammar of the following sentence?

An idea of gravity was born and came with it a lot of mathematics of earth and .... much more.

I'm thinking it means "an idea ... was born, and in the meantime a lot of ... came with it". Is this right? and if yes, why an inverse is used?

Thank you in advance.
  

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The inversion does not seem right to me. " In other words, the idea of gravity prompted or necessitated a lot of mathematics. "a lot of mathematics of earth" is not right either.

— Mr Wordy

  • The inversion does not seem right to me.
  • " In other words, the idea of gravity prompted or necessitated a lot of mathematics.
  • "a lot of mathematics of earth" is not right either.
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The inversion does not seem right to me. It should be:

"An idea of gravity was born and with it came a lot of mathematics..."

In other words, the idea of gravity prompted or necessitated a lot of mathematics.

"a lot of mathematics of earth" is not right either.
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Mr WordyThe inversion does not seem right to me. It should be:

"An idea of gravity was born and with it came a lot of mathematics..."

In other words, the idea of gravity prompted or necessitated a lot of mathematics.

"a lot of mathematics of earth" is not right either.


Thank you. Another question: why an inversion should b
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ESLBeginnerwhy Why should an inversion should be used here?
The inversion is not necessary. It could have been ..., and a lot of mathematics came with it. It makes for interesting stylistic variety. In other
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