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Mjeeem Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Inversion

Hello. In the below sentence, I think inversion occured (appear actors.) Is it right? If so, why inversion have occured in this sentence?

Movies were first seen as an exceptionally potent kind of illusionist theatre, the rectangle of the screen corresponding to the proscenium of a stage, on which appear actors.
  

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mjeeem corresponding to the proscenium of a stage, on which appear actors. It's uncommon, but correct. I can't explain why the author chose to use this "inversion" in this particular sentence.

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  • mjeeem corresponding to the proscenium of a stage, on which appear actors.
  • It's uncommon, but correct.
  • I can't explain why the author chose to use this "inversion" in this particular sentence.
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mjeeemcorresponding to the proscenium of a stage, on which appear actors.
It's uncommon, but correct. I can't explain why the author chose to use this "inversion" in this particular sentence.
We also use, "on which there appear actors."
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I learned that in the sentence 'on which there appear actors,' verb is 'appear,' subject is 'actors,' and 'there' is just adverb.
In other words, I learned that the sentence 'There be/appear something' is inversion and the adverb 'there' cannot be deleted.
But according to your answer, 'there' can be deleted. Which is correct? I'm so confused...
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I've never had occasion to think about this.

I guess you're talking about something like,
There are many tall buildings in New York.
In New York [there] are many tall buildings.

I believe it's okay to omit "there" in the second sentence.
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Thanks. Your answer is very helpful.
I think this occassion happens because I learn English as a second language, not native.
Anyway thanks.
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