Inversion
Says eight-year-old David to his mother, "When I ask you a simple question, why do you give me such a long answer?"
Q. There is an inversion between the subject(eight-year-old) and the verb(says). Why? Could you explain this for me?
Top answer
" This is a rather literary style of writing. The words spoken are not unusual , except that they are spoken by a young child. Putting first the information that the speaking is by a young child is the writer's way of emphasizing this.
- " This is a rather literary style of writing.
- The words spoken are not unusual , except that they are spoken by a young child.
- Putting first the information that the speaking is by a young child is the writer's way of emphasizing this.
- eight-year-old This is an adjectival phrase.
- The subject is David.
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Says eight-year-old David to his mother, "When I ask you a simple question, why do you give me such a long answer?"
This is a rather literary style of writing. The words spoken are not unusual , except that they are spoken by a young child. Putting first the information that the speaking is by a young child is the writer's way of emphasizing thi
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