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Gaga4Grammar Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sentence Structure

What is the structure of this sentence? What exactly is the subject? Why is the verb singular?

Among the most impressive buildings in the city of Hanoi is the Opera House.
  

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Among the most impressive buildings in the city of Hanoi is the Opera House. It's just in reverse order. " "Among" begins a prepositional phrase which serves as complement to the being verb.

  • Among the most impressive buildings in the city of Hanoi is the Opera House.
  • It's just in reverse order.
  • " "Among" begins a prepositional phrase which serves as complement to the being verb.
  • " The cat is under the thorny bushes in the garden.
  • Under the thorny bushes in the garden is the cat.
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Among the most impressive buildings in the city of Hanoi is the Opera House.

It's just in reverse order. The subject of the sentence is the singular noun, "the Opera House."

The "normal" order would be: "The Opera House is among etc."

"Among" begins a prepositional phrase which serves as complement to the being ve

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