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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
There will a call upon you.
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"There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock," it said, "a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment.
"There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock," it said, "a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment.
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Hi Pructus, These are both correct, though a bit old fashioned in structure. In the first one, there's quite an interruption between the subject and verb. " There will call upon you tonight a gentleman.
- Hi Pructus, These are both correct, though a bit old fashioned in structure.
- In the first one, there's quite an interruption between the subject and verb.
- " There will call upon you tonight a gentleman.
- There will be a gentleman who will call on you tonight.
- In the second one, your translation is correct.
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Hi Pructus,
These are both correct, though a bit old fashioned in structure.
In the first one, there's quite an interruption between the subject and verb. Think of it as "A gentleman will call upon you tonight." There will call upon you tonight a gentleman. There will be a gentleman who will call on you tonight.
In the second one, your translation is correct.
These are both correct, though a bit old fashioned in structure.
In the first one, there's quite an interruption between the subject and verb. Think of it as "A gentleman will call upon you tonight." There will call upon you tonight a gentleman. There will be a gentleman who will call on you tonight.
In the second one, your translation is correct.
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