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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
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There is, in her, a hidden strength and resourcefulness. There is a hidden strength and resourcefulness.

There is, in her, a hidden strength and resourcefulness.
There is a hidden strength and resourcefulness in her.
Could anybody tell me the difference between them?
Is the sentence below correct?
(1) There is, in my house, a special car.
(2) There is a special car in my house.

When will we use (1) instead of (2).
Many thanks in advance.
  

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I think you need to check out this previous thread

  • I think you need to check out this previous thread
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I think you need to check out this previous thread  Emotion: wink
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Vctory OngThere is, in her, a hidden strength and resourcefulness. ... There is, in my house, a special car.
These sorts of unusual, literary word orders are used occasionally to provide stylistic variety in longer passages. They might typically be found in a poem or a novel.

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