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Algren Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Possible preservation of inversion in complex sentences
Which of the three structures is to be preferred when writing a text?
1. I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are. [This seems to be the correct one but it's barely understandable without re-reading it several times.]
2. I can't see what are my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much. [This seems better but is less correct grammatically.]
3. I can't see what my chances are of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much. [same as (2)]
1. I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are. [This seems to be the correct one but it's barely understandable without re-reading it several times.]
2. I can't see what are my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much. [This seems better but is less correct grammatically.]
3. I can't see what my chances are of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much. [same as (2)]
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Hi, Which of the three structures is to be preferred when writing a text? 1. I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are.
- Hi, Which of the three structures is to be preferred when writing a text?
- 1.
- I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are.
- ] 2.
- I can't see what are my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much.
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Hi,
Which of the three structures is to be preferred when writing a text?
1. I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are. [This seems to be the correct one but it's barely understandable without re-reading it several times.]
2. I can't see what are my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so mu
Which of the three structures is to be preferred when writing a text?
1. I can't see what my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so much are. [This seems to be the correct one but it's barely understandable without re-reading it several times.]
2. I can't see what are my chances of winning the big prize all my closest friends desired so mu
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