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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Sentence Structure I don't understand
What the characters of the four sisters were we will leave to be found out.
I failed to comprehend the meaning, structure of the sentence.
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It is an inversion. You have to first recognize the content clause at the front. Inversions are used for dramatic effect.
- It is an inversion.
- You have to first recognize the content clause at the front.
- Inversions are used for dramatic effect.
- [What the characters of the four sisters were] we will leave to be found out.
- That we will leave to be found out.
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It is an inversion. You have to first recognize the content clause at the front. Inversions are used for dramatic effect.
[What the characters of the four sisters were] we will leave to be found out.
That we will leave to be found out. (inverted with pronoun)
We will leave that to be found out. (normal, not inverted)
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