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Jerry Chen
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 Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:05 pm Post subject: Need help from English native speakers (about inversion) |
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Please read this sentence:
A bunch of flowers was on the doorstep.
When the sentence is re-written as:
On the doorstep was a bunch of flowers.
I wonder which part is the most important information that the auther would like to stress. Is it "on the doorstep" or "a bunch of flowers"?
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IanT
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Location: Spain
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With "On the doorstep was a bunch of flowers" it is like the "bunch of flowers" is being saved as a surprise at the end.
Best wishes,
Ian
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