Presentational clause
On the cell floor sat the prisoners.
Is the sentence above grammatical?
And if so, could it be named as a presentational clause?
Top answer
Yes, it's correct grammar. It's written in a rather literary style More common is eg The prisoners sat on the cell floor . I'm not familiar with the term 'a presentational clause'.
- Yes, it's correct grammar.
- It's written in a rather literary style More common is eg The prisoners sat on the cell floor .
- I'm not familiar with the term 'a presentational clause'.
- I looked it up and found this definition.
- A clause using existential " there " with a verb other than a form of " be ", as in "There followed a brief silence".
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Yes, it's correct grammar. It's written in a rather literary style More common is
eg The prisoners sat on the cell floor.
I'm not familiar with the term 'a presentational clause'. I looked it up and found this definition.
A clause using
0tkacka15On the cell floor sat the prisoners. Is the sentence above grammatical?
And if so, could it be named as a presentational clause?
No, it's not a presentational. Presentationals have the dummy pronoun "there" as subject. See here:
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