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PonyFan Posted 11 years ago
The line is quoted from at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwlumm_mlp-fim-s1-e3-the-ticket-master-hd-no-watermarks_shortfilms at 03:41
The transcript is available in http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/The_Ticket_Master
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Could you tell me how I should interpret the structure of the red sentence? Putting a modal verb(would) right after a preposition(in) makes me confused, and I couldn't identify where the subject is. Thanks in advance!
Their eyes riveted on The Wonderbolts, but then in would fly Rainbow Dash!
The line is quoted from at http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwlumm_mlp-fim-s1-e3-the-ticket-master-hd-no-watermarks_shortfilms at 03:41
The transcript is available in http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/The_Ticket_Master
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"in would fly Rainbow Dash" is an inversion of "Rainbow Dash would fly in", used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
- "in would fly Rainbow Dash" is an inversion of "Rainbow Dash would fly in", used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
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"in would fly Rainbow Dash" is an inversion of "Rainbow Dash would fly in", used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
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PonyFanPutting a modal verb(would) right after a preposition(in) makes me confused, and I couldn't identify where the subject is.It's called locative inversion, specifically, the directional kind. See Unusual sentence order
CJ
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