Partial inversion
Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms, so hard did she close her hand. (Game of Thrones)
Hi. I wonder why "did" is used here.
Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms, so hard did she close her hand. (Game of Thrones)
= So hard did she close her hand that Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
I believe I can rearrange the original sentence like the underlined version with the same meaning. The part "so hard did she close her hand" is just a partial inversion. The use of "did" is not for emphasis.
Right?
Thank you.
Top answer
zuotengdazuo = So hard did she close her hand that Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms. The uninverted (and much more common) version is this: Catelyn closed her hand so hard that her nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
- zuotengdazuo = So hard did she close her hand that Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
- The uninverted (and much more common) version is this: Catelyn closed her hand so hard that her nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
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zuotengdazuo= So hard did she close her hand that Catelyn’s nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
The uninverted (and much more common) version is this:
Catelyn closed her hand so hard that her nails dug into the soft flesh of her palms.
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