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Teo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
As..., so... (inversion?)
1. As you sow, so shall you reap.
2. As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind? (NIV, Ecclesiastes 5:16)
There is inversion in #1 and no inversion in #2.
Can I rewrite #1 and #2 as follows?
3. As you sow, so you shall reap.
4. As everyone comes, so do they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?
2. As everyone comes, so they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind? (NIV, Ecclesiastes 5:16)
There is inversion in #1 and no inversion in #2.
Can I rewrite #1 and #2 as follows?
3. As you sow, so you shall reap.
4. As everyone comes, so do they depart, and what do they gain, since they toil for the wind?
Top answer
Yes. (With or without the inversion, the sentences have a literary feel. )
- Yes.
- (With or without the inversion, the sentences have a literary feel.
- )
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Yes.
(With or without the inversion, the sentences have a literary feel. They are not a conversational style, but I guess you probably know that already.)
(With or without the inversion, the sentences have a literary feel. They are not a conversational style, but I guess you probably know that already.)
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