0
JungKim Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Inversion

(1) He was grateful for all the support.

(2) Grateful he was for all the support.

Is (2) a possible inversion of (1)?

Or is (2) ever possible English?
  

Top answer

You can invert just about anything, but the result may sound quaint, literary or poetic rather than normal. Sometimes that is good, but apart from any standard cases you'll need to be very natural in the language to be sure of getting it right. #2 if spoken in normal speech sounds a bit like Yoda It could be used literarily.

— Meteorquake

  • You can invert just about anything, but the result may sound quaint, literary or poetic rather than normal.
  • Sometimes that is good, but apart from any standard cases you'll need to be very natural in the language to be sure of getting it right.
  • #2 if spoken in normal speech sounds a bit like Yoda It could be used literarily.
  • " d
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
You can invert just about anything, but the result may sound quaint, literary or poetic rather than normal. Sometimes that is good, but apart from any standard cases you'll need to be very natural in the language to be sure of getting it right.
#2 if spoken in normal speech sounds a bit like Yoda
0

Related Questions