And sort it out
I am reading "No Tights for George!" with my son and saw the following:
"Ballet dancers wear tights," Mum said.
George winced. "Mum!, I AM NOT WEARING-"
"Don't shout at me," said Mum.
"I'm not the one who's been saying things. I'll sort it out in the morning."
And sort it out she did, with the whole of class 1 straining to hear every word.
I don't understand the sentence "And sort it out she did".
I can't find the subject and verb easily and overall sentence structure.
What is the grammatical form and function of "straining" in the context.
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Mum said I'll sort it out. 1) And she sorted it out. 2) And she did sort it out.
- Mum said I'll sort it out.
- 1) And she sorted it out.
- 2) And she did sort it out.
- 3) And sort it out she did.
- All 3 of these statements mean the same.
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Mum said I'll sort it out.
1) And she sorted it out.
2) And she did sort it out.
3) And sort it out she did.
All 3 of these statements mean the same. They just increase in emphasis.
#3 is a slightly uncommon word order.
straining is a present participle acting as an adjective. It introduces an adjectival phrase that
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