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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Inversion

"After heavy Kremlin pressure late last fall led then-President Viktor Yanukovych to abandon plans to move closer to the European Union, the streets of Kiev erupted in protests." (By Michael Birnbaum.)

Is the subject - verb pattern reversed in the above sentence?
  

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Anonymous Is the subject - verb pattern reversed in the above sentence? No. After heavy Kremlin pressure (subject) late last fall led (verb) then-President Viktor Yanukovych to abandon plans to move closer to the European Union, the streets of Kiev (subject of main clause) erupted (verb) in protests

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  • Anonymous Is the subject - verb pattern reversed in the above sentence?
  • No.
  • After heavy Kremlin pressure (subject) late last fall led (verb) then-President Viktor Yanukovych to abandon plans to move closer to the European Union, the streets of Kiev (subject of main clause) erupted (verb) in protests
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AnonymousIs the subject - verb pattern reversed in the above sentence?
No.

After heavy Kremlin pressure (subject) late last fall led (verb) then-President Viktor Yanukovych to abandon plans to move closer to the European Union, the streets of Kiev (subject of main clause) erupted (verb) in protests
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fivejedjon AnonymousIs the subject - verb pattern reversed in the above sentence?No.After heavy Kremlin pressure (subject) late last fall led (verb) then-President Viktor Yanukovych to abandon plans to move closer to the European Union, the streets of Kiev (subject of main clause) erupted (verb) in protests
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