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Youngk kim Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

inversion? emphasis?

A reference book asks students to convert the following sentence by emphasizing the underlined part.

the following sentence
We had a barbecue party on the rooftop. (on the rooftop? ??? ??)

Answer sheet: On the rooftop had we a barbecue party.

I think the following is correct.
On the rooftop did we have a barbecue party.

Which is correct? please let me know.. thank you.
  

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youngk kim On the rooftop had we a barbecue party youngk kim On the rooftop did we have a barbecue party. Neither is correct.

— Fivejedjon

  • youngk kim On the rooftop had we a barbecue party youngk kim On the rooftop did we have a barbecue party.
  • Neither is correct.
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youngk kimOn the rooftop had we a barbecue party
youngk kimOn the rooftop did we have a barbecue party.
Neither is correct.
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Both sentences cannot be translated as inverted sentence or emphathetic sentce ?
Why is that?
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The sentence cannot be translated as inverted sentence or emphathetic sentence ?
Why is that? The sentence structure such as S+V+O+ adverbial clause cannot be inverted?
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youngk kimA reference book asks students to convert the following sentence by emphasizing so that it emphasizes the underlined part.
We had a barbecue party on the rooftop.
On the rooftop we had a barbecue party. (preposing the prepositional phrase, i.e., inverting)
OR
It was o
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gam sa ham ni da ! (=thank you !) ^^
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