Less remarked on
Less remarked on was his contribution to the coverage of the arts.
Is the sentence above an example of the derived clause where the subject of that copula is placed after the linking verb and complement before it? Or, is it the inversion of the passive His contribution to the coverage of the arts was less remarked on?
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It is an inversion of "His contribution to the coverage of the arts was less remarked on. " I would say that, in the uninverted sentence, "was less remarked on" can be interpreted as passive voice or copula + complement, but the inverted sentence feels like an inversion of the latter rather than the former.
- It is an inversion of "His contribution to the coverage of the arts was less remarked on.
- " I would say that, in the uninverted sentence, "was less remarked on" can be interpreted as passive voice or copula + complement, but the inverted sentence feels like an inversion of the latter rather than the former.
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It is an inversion of "His contribution to the coverage of the arts was less remarked on." I would say that, in the uninverted sentence, "was less remarked on" can be interpreted as passive voice or copula + complement, but the inverted sentence feels like an inversion of the latter rather than the former.
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