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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Word Order-- Subject and complement inversion
Often I hear people say sentences of this structure:
He is smart is Michael.
He is quite upset is David.
Now I'm not sure if this is unacceptable and if people understandably make the mistake when speaking, or if it is in fact correct. I believe it should be written like this (as it is a simple inversion):
Smart is Michael.
Quite upset is David.
He is smart is Michael.
He is quite upset is David.
Now I'm not sure if this is unacceptable and if people understandably make the mistake when speaking, or if it is in fact correct. I believe it should be written like this (as it is a simple inversion):
Smart is Michael.
Quite upset is David.
Top answer
Grammatically speaking it is not correct. However it is quite common in parts of England, particularly the north. " There are acceptable regional expressions.
- Grammatically speaking it is not correct.
- However it is quite common in parts of England, particularly the north.
- " There are acceptable regional expressions.
- You would not use it in writing except in direct speech.
- Cybob
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Grammatically speaking it is not correct. However it is quite common in parts of England, particularly the north. You may also hear people refer to children, husbands and wives as 'our' as in, "She's quite smart, our Dorothy!" There are acceptable regional expressions. You would not use it in writing except in direct speech.
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