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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The position of an adverbial phrase.
1. For John, the new year brought disaster.
2. The new year brought disaster for John.
I'd like to know if I can rephrase #1 as #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. The new year brought disaster for John.
I'd like to know if I can rephrase #1 as #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
Both sentences are correct. In sentence #1 for John is more emphatic. Words placed in initial position are often emphasised in English.
- Both sentences are correct.
- In sentence #1 for John is more emphatic.
- Words placed in initial position are often emphasised in English.
- He bought a new car yesterday .
- Yesterday he bought a new car.
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Both sentences are correct. In sentence #1 for John is more emphatic. Words placed in initial position are often emphasised in English.
He bought a new car yesterday.
Yesterday he bought a new car.
CB
He bought a new car yesterday.
Yesterday he bought a new car.
CB
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In addition to the above answer by cool Breeze, there can be a subtle difference between the two.
#1 could be interpreted as "From John's viewpoint, the new year brought disaster."
#1 could be interpreted as "From John's viewpoint, the new year brought disaster."
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