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Successor Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Noticed and warned
Hello,
What do you think of the following sentences:
At the airport a young boy noticed a bag that looked suspicious and warned people immediately.
At the airport a young boy noticed a suspicious-looking bag and raised the alarm immediately.
What do you think of the following sentences:
At the airport a young boy noticed a bag that looked suspicious and warned people immediately.
At the airport a young boy noticed a suspicious-looking bag and raised the alarm immediately.
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I believe both of these sentenses have the object at the beggining,
so the inversion in required. Example:
"My father stays in a doorway." (regular word order: subj + verb + obj)
"In a doorway stays my father." (inverted word order: obj + verb + subj)
Am I right, grammar guys?
so the inversion in required. Example:
"My father stays in a doorway." (regular word order: subj + verb + obj)
"In a doorway stays my father." (inverted word order: obj + verb + subj)
Am I right, grammar guys?
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