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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Just as important is the fact

What does the red part mean? Why is the verb "is" before subject?


"However, many interface definitions are not at all complete, so that it is necessary for a developer to add implementation-specific details. Just as important is the fact that specifications do not prescribe what an implementation should look like; they should be neutral."

  

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anonymous What does the red part mean? Definitions are not complete. This is important, but there is another thing that is equally important, which is that specifications are neutral.

  • anonymous What does the red part mean?
  • Definitions are not complete.
  • This is important, but there is another thing that is equally important, which is that specifications are neutral.
  • anonymous Why is the verb "is" before the subject?
  • " When the subject ("the fact that specifications do not prescribe what an implementation should look like") is that long and cumbersome, we swap the subject with the predicate adjective, so the reader doesn't have to wonder if we are ever going to get to the verb.
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anonymousWhat does the red part mean?

Definitions are not complete. This is important, but there is another thing that is equally important, which is that specifications are neutral.

anonymousWhy is the verb "is" before the subject?

Because the other way looks like this "The fact that specifications do not p

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anonymousWhy is the verb "is" before subject?

Inversion is used to create focus on certain phrases, normally by moving them to the beginning of a sentence. It is also used to avoid sentences that are too awkward in their canonic (standard, expected) form. And it's used to create some variety in grammatical constructions when writing longer texts.

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