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Stenka25 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"There" seems redundant.
In the below two sentences it looks like without "there" the sentence seems OK.
(Am I right?)
If I am right, what is the use of "there" in the examples.
Where is there a need for training?
Where is there Inexpensive, Quality Camping Gear?
(Am I right?)
If I am right, what is the use of "there" in the examples.
Where is there a need for training?
Where is there Inexpensive, Quality Camping Gear?
Top answer
Yes, but it is a common spoken form. ') down toward the end of the sentence, where emphasis resides.
- Yes, but it is a common spoken form.
- ') down toward the end of the sentence, where emphasis resides.
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Yes, but it is a common spoken form. Just like the existential 'there' at the beginning of sentences ('There's a fly in my soup'), 'there' here also helps move important/new information ('need', 'inexpensive...') down toward the end of the sentence, where emphasis resides.
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