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SeroMack Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Introductory phrase

Since don't know when I've been struggled with the issue of a phrase or a part of a sentence which introduces a place in this sentence.

For example:

There are many such places in the world.
There is a beautiful house on the hill.

...and I have got two supposedly simple questions regarding the two sentences above.

Question 1: What about sentence like: On the hill is a beautiful house OR In the garage is a car.

When can we use such structure and when we are supposed to use the one I've underlined above?

Question 2: How do grammarians call this introductory phrase There is/are ?
  

Top answer

seroMack What about sentence like: On the hill is a beautiful house OR In the garage is a car. When can we use such structure and when we are supposed to use the one I've underlined above? The underlined structure is the most usual and ordinary.

— CalifJim

  • seroMack What about sentence like: On the hill is a beautiful house OR In the garage is a car.
  • When can we use such structure and when we are supposed to use the one I've underlined above?
  • The underlined structure is the most usual and ordinary.
  • If you wish, you can place the location phrase first for stylistic variety (with or without there ), but this technique is for the most part literary and is more often seen in fiction or poetry than in ordinary conversation.
  • seroMack How What do grammarians call this introductory phrase There is/are ?
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seroMackWhat about sentence like: On the hill is a beautiful house OR In the garage is a car.

When can we use such structure and when we are supposed to use the one I've underlined above?
The underlined structure is the most usual and ordinary.
If you wish, you can place the location phrase first for stylistic variety (with
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