| 词组 | inversion full verb before subject |
| 释义 | Contents overview inversion : full verb before subject271 inversion: full verb before subject1after adverbial expressions of place: Along the road came …When an adverbial expression of place or direction comes at the beginning of a clause, intransitive verbs are often put before their subjects. This happens especially when a new indefinite subject is being introduced. The structure is most common in literary and descriptive writing.Under a tree waslying one of the biggest men I had ever seen.On the grass sat an enormous frog.Directly in front of them stood a great castle.Along the road came a strange procession.This structure is often used in speech with here, there and other short adverbs and adverb particles.Here comes Freddy! (not Here Freddy comes!)There goes your brother.I stopped the car, and up walked a police officer.The door opened and out came Angela's boyfriend.If the subject is a pronoun, it goes before the verb.Here she comes. (not Here comes she.)Off we go!Inversion is normal in here/there is/are …Here are your keys. (not Here your keys are.)Look – there's the bus.In informal speech, here's and there's often introduce plural subjects (130.6).Here's those papers you wanted.2reporting: 'What do you mean?' asked Henry.In story-telling, the subject often comes after reporting verbs like said, asked, suggested, etc when these follow direct speech.'What do you mean?' asked Henry. (or … Henry asked.)'I love you,' whispered Jess.If the subject is a pronoun, it usually comes before the verb.'What do you mean?' he asked.Previous Next |
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