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Nguyenhieuhuflit92 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Could you explain to me the grammar point used in this sentence, please?
" Happy is the house that shelters a friend !"
Why "happy", an adjective, can be the subject? i thought it should be "happyness".
i wonder if "happy" here is placed there as a subject because the writer used inversion. could you tell me why? thanks in advance.
Why "happy", an adjective, can be the subject? i thought it should be "happyness".
i wonder if "happy" here is placed there as a subject because the writer used inversion. could you tell me why? thanks in advance.
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You are right about Subject-Verb inversion, and that is why 'happy' is NOT the subject. After inversion, the subject follows the verb: the subject is 'house'.
- You are right about Subject-Verb inversion, and that is why 'happy' is NOT the subject.
- After inversion, the subject follows the verb: the subject is 'house'.
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You are right about Subject-Verb inversion, and that is why 'happy' is NOT the subject. After inversion, the subject follows the verb: the subject is 'house'.
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