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Cup cake Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure

Hi Everyone,


I gave my class the following sentence. We were discussing its structure.


As scientists get closer to understanding the problem, so too, are we better able to find a solution.


One student didn't understand why 'are' goes before 'we'. I talked about in terms of subject, verb, object etc.

However, what is the best explanation to make this clear?

Thanks

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Certain words and patterns trigger subject-verb inversion. " is one of them. html

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  • Certain words and patterns trigger subject-verb inversion.
  • " is one of them.
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Certain words and patterns trigger subject-verb inversion. This pattern with "so ..." is one of them. There are more examples at http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs/inversion.html

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