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BoSsSy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is it okay a clause to precede the subject in a sentence?

Is it okay a clause to precede the subject in a sentence?

Example:

What a nice cat you have

How beautiful you are

  

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BoSsSy What a nice cat you hav e! How beautiful you ar e! Those are fine and common.

— Mister Micawber

  • BoSsSy What a nice cat you hav e!
  • How beautiful you ar e!
  • Those are fine and common.
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BoSsSyWhat a nice cat you have! How beautiful you are!

Those are fine and common.

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BoSsSyIs it okay for a clause to precede the subject in a sentence?

Your examples contain only one clause, the main clause.

What a nice cat you have. There is one subject and one verb.
How beautiful you are! There is one subject and one verb.

Dependent clauses (finite and non-fini

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