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Ant_222 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Help with a sentence

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00 «To the east I noted what could be buildings in the distance.» — does it make sence?02br
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00 Or, maybe this one is better:02br
00 «To the east I noted what might be buildings»02br
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00 Thanks in advace! 0-
  

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02br 00Both are fine. 0-

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00Both are fine. 01i00Noted02i00 sounds a little out-of-place.0-
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0To the east was what could be buildings02br
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00Is it OK to make "To the east" a subject? I believe I've seen it in novels but am not sure. Please confirm. Thanks0-
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0 N2G: «Is it OK to make "To the east" a subject?»02br
00 It is not the subject, "what" is the subject in your example...02br
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00 Mr. Micawber: Thanks! 0-
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0Just want to make sure I get it right.02br
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00In the distance is 01i00the Golden Bridge02i00.02br
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00To the east is 01i00my office building.02i02br
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01i00The italicised are the subjects, right?02i0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10The italicised are the subjects, right?12blockquote
10 Yes. It's called 'locative inversion' or 'locative fronting'. The phrase that tells the location may be moved to the front of the sentence.02br
01i00The sofa is in the living room. / In the living room is the sofa.
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0Thanks CJ. Crytal clear. 050010id4
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