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Shishhashtom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Meaning of these phrases and their usageNo

Could you tell me plz what do these phrases mean and how can I use them?

Not since

(not since the last century has Gatonga had such a bad governor)

Never before
(never before has tax payers' money been so inefficiently spent)

So little
(so little does she say that you could write in on a postcard)

And I was wondering if you can tell me where can I find some exercises for 'em?
Thanks in advance Emotion: smile
  

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Your sentences are emphatically worded. The words that are emphasized are brought to the beginning of the sentence, and the subject and verb are inverted. This sort of wording frequently involves some kind of negative or limiting idea.

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  • Your sentences are emphatically worded.
  • The words that are emphasized are brought to the beginning of the sentence, and the subject and verb are inverted.
  • This sort of wording frequently involves some kind of negative or limiting idea.
  • Here the same sentences with "regular" wording: - ( not since the last century has Gatonga had such a bad governor ) = Gatonga has not had such a bad governor since the last century.
  • - ( never before has tax payers' money been so inefficiently spent ) = Tax payers' money has never been so inefficiently spent before .
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Your sentences are emphatically worded. The words that are emphasized are brought to the beginning of the sentence, and the subject and verb are inverted. This sort of wording frequently involves some kind of negative or limiting idea. Here the same sentences with "regular" wording:

- (not since the last century has Gatonga had such a bad governor) = Gatonga has not
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It was completely efficient!
Fantastic Emotion: big smile thnx!

So It will be the same in the cases such as
- Under no circumst
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