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Thfihe Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
ate the cake with a silver fork he did
Hello,
I'd like you to judge the correctness of these inverted (Verb phrase-preposed) sentences.
The king wanted to eat the cake with a silver fork, and ate the cake with a silver fork he did.
The king wanted to eat the cake on his birthday, and ate the cake on his birthday he did.
Are both of them correct?
Thank you in advance.
I'd like you to judge the correctness of these inverted (Verb phrase-preposed) sentences.
The king wanted to eat the cake with a silver fork, and ate the cake with a silver fork he did.
The king wanted to eat the cake on his birthday, and ate the cake on his birthday he did.
Are both of them correct?
Thank you in advance.
Top answer
It should be "and eat the cake ... he did" in both cases.
- It should be "and eat the cake ...
- he did" in both cases.
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No.
The king wanted to eat the cake with a silver fork, and eat the cake with a silver fork he did.
The king wanted to eat the cake on his birthday, and eat the cake on his birthday he did.
It's an inversion of he did eat.
The king wanted to eat the cake with a silver fork, and eat the cake with a silver fork he did.
The king wanted to eat the cake on his birthday, and eat the cake on his birthday he did.
It's an inversion of he did eat.
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