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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
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Does the yellow sentence has this structure? :
"What did you expect, turnips?" said Ron, turning to his own pile, which was a lot bigger than Harry's.
Harry picked up the top parcel. It was wrapped in thick brown paper and scrawled across it was To Harry, from Hagrid. Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute. Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself. Harry blew it - it sounded a bit like an owl.
Does the yellow sentence has this structure? :
It (subject) + was scrawled across (phrasal verb) + To Harry, from Hagrid (complement)
Harry picked up the top parcel. It was wrapped in thick brown paper and scrawled across it was To Harry, from Hagrid. Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute. Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself. Harry blew it - it sounded a bit like an owl.
Does the yellow sentence has this structure? :
It (subject) + was scrawled across (phrasal verb) + To Harry, from Hagrid (complement)
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No; it is just an inversion: 'To Harry from Hagrid' was scrawled across it.
- No; it is just an inversion: 'To Harry from Hagrid' was scrawled across it.
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No; it is just an inversion:
'To Harry from Hagrid' was scrawled across it.
'To Harry from Hagrid' was scrawled across it.
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