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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
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His little log house had only one door .Directly opposite was a window.
It doesn't seem to be like a complete sentence,doesn't it?
It should be like this:
There was a window directly opposite to it.
Why the subjects are missing( there,it). Is it allowed saying like this ?
  

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It doesn't seem to be like a complete sentence,doesn't it? Yes, it is complete. LeGion12359 Why the subjects are missing( there,it).

  • It doesn't seem to be like a complete sentence,doesn't it?
  • Yes, it is complete.
  • LeGion12359 Why the subjects are missing( there,it).
  • The subject is 'window', and the adverbial is fronted: A window was directly opposite .
  • LeGion12359 Is it allowed saying like this ?
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LeGion12359Directly opposite was a window.It doesn't seem to be like a complete sentence,doesn't it?
Yes, it is complete.
LeGion12359Why the subjects are missing( there,it).
The subject is 'window', and the adverbial is fronted: A window was directly opposite.
LeGion12359 Is it allowed saying

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