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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Inverted sentence
Is the sentence, " From where we stood, the river looked as if it were miles below." an inverted sentence?
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" an inverted sentence? I assume you mean a sentence where the subject comes before the predicate. No, it's not, 'From where we stood' is just an adverbial, and they are often placed at the front.
- " an inverted sentence?
- I assume you mean a sentence where the subject comes before the predicate.
- No, it's not, 'From where we stood' is just an adverbial, and they are often placed at the front.
- Consider a simpler example.
- eg Slowly, she smiled.
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Hi,
Is the sentence, " From where we stood, the river looked as if it were miles below." an inverted sentence?
I assume you mean a sentence where the subject comes before the predicate.
No, it's not, 'From where we stood' is just an adverbial, and they are ofte
Is the sentence, " From where we stood, the river looked as if it were miles below." an inverted sentence?
I assume you mean a sentence where the subject comes before the predicate.
No, it's not, 'From where we stood' is just an adverbial, and they are ofte
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