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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

inversion, here

1. Here is the story. / Here are two books. / Here it is. / Here they are.

2. The story is here. / Two books are here. / It is here. / They are here.

What's the difference in meaning between #1 and #2?
  

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Hi, In #1 "here" is a kind of idiom. It's used to introduce something, draw attention, etc. In #2 "here" is an adverb of place.

  • Hi, In #1 "here" is a kind of idiom.
  • It's used to introduce something, draw attention, etc.
  • In #2 "here" is an adverb of place.
  • It tells you "where" something is.
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Hi,

In #1 "here" is a kind of idiom. It's used to introduce something, draw attention, etc.

In #2 "here" is an adverb of place. It tells you "where" something is.

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