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dido4



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:29 pm    Post subject: there is/are.... inverted sentence Reply with quote

There are many birds and some koalas in K-land Zoo.

Q:
Can we say: In K-land Zoo, there are many birds and some koalas.

Someone told me that it is an inverted sentence. The sentence has to be like this: In K-land Zoo are many birds and some koalas.
Or In K-land Zoo has many birds and some koalas.

I do not know which is right and why.

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pugachevV



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can say it in several ways.
Your suggestion is perfectly correct. (In K-land Zoo, there are many birds and some koalas.)
In K-land Zoo are many birds and some koalas. Is correct English, too.
K-land Zoo has many birds and some koalas. (You don't need "in" with has)
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