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Michelle Cha Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Then came the police officer.

Can you native speakers please tell me whether the sentences below are grammatical?


1. Then came the police officer. (?)

2. Then the police officer came. (0)

3. The light went out. (0)

4. Out went the light. (?)


Many thanks in advance.

  

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Michelle Cha 1. Then came the police officer. 2.

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  • Michelle Cha 1.
  • Then came the police officer.
  • 2.
  • Then the police officer came.
  • These are both possible.
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Michelle Cha1. Then came the police officer.
2. Then the police officer came.

These are both possible. For the plain meaning that the police officer arrived somewhere, (2) is the usual word order, while (1) has more of a story-telling feel. (1) can also be used when this is one of a sequence of arrivals ("The doctor and the nurse arrived, and then came

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