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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

inversion

Unpredictable was she when she showed up in my office.

A strong queen was she while she is facing inside enemies as well as outside invaders such as France and Spain.

Are they OK?

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Cool BreezeNo.

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CB
What's wrong with the first one?
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Unpredictable is not negative enough to cause inversion in modern English although it probably often did change the word order in Old English. These days most people would probably say: She was unpredictable enough to show up in my office.

The second sentence might read: She was a strong queen when she faced (or: when facing; or: when she was faced with) internal enemies as well
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Cool BreezeUnpredictable is not negative enough to cause inversion in modern English although it probably often did change the word order in Old English. These days most people would probably say: She was unpredictable enough to show up in my office.

The second sentence might read: She was a strong queen when she faced (or: when facing; or: when she was f
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Hi Milky

I don't think anybody can argue against Unpredictable as ever, he... In the original post the pronoun was she, though.
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Cool BreezeHi Milky

In the original post the pronoun was she, though. Emotion: smile

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Milky
Cool BreezeHi Milky

In the original post the pronoun was she, though.
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