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Post by fabiofedrigo on May 14, 2017 17:08:14 GMT -2
We hardly ever have floods in this area
Hardly ever do we have floods in this area
What grammar part is this??
We haven't had guests since Christmas
Not since Christmas have we had guest.
And this? Both are the same?
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Post by Leandro on May 15, 2017 19:12:03 GMT -2
Hey there fabiofedrigo! Grammaticaly speaking, the first sentences are correct: "We hardly ever have floods in this area" and "We haven't had guests since Christmas". Maybe, it would be possible to use those structures in poems, because of the "poetic license". The grammar point in the first examples is "adverbs of frequency" and in the second ones "prepositions of time". I hope it helps.  Best Regards, |
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Post by gavin on May 27, 2017 11:36:43 GMT -2
Leandro is right. All these sentences are grammatically correct, however the second one of each pair sounds much more "bookish", more literary, although definitely not antiquated!
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Post by fabiofedrigo on Jun 19, 2017 18:53:26 GMT -2
Thanks guys for helping!
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Post by Mr.M on Jul 5, 2017 10:28:50 GMT -2
Hey guys!
This is called Inversion, which is when we put the verb before the subject.
It is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, generally for emphasis
or special effect. It makes a sentence sound striking or unusual. It also sounds quite formal.
And as it was said above, sentences with inversion are less common in everyday English.
In a sentence with no special effect or emphasis, the normal order of words is retained.
- I have never seen such a beautiful rose.
- Never have I seen such a beautiful rose.
That's it!
Cheers!
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