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leisel
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On top of the mountain does the tower stand. Please could someone explain why this sentence is not correct? |
23 Nov 2014
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Abbes_Z
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Well, there is no need for subject inversion as long as the sentence is affirmative. Therefore, the correct one is: �On top of the mountain the tower stands.� It still sounds very poetic, though.. Otherwise, this should be the normal version: �The tower stands on top of the mountain.�
I hope this helps.. :) |
23 Nov 2014
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mouad.wise
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I totally agree with Abbes Z, or you can put it this way if you want to emphasize on the standing quality of the tower and simply say: On top of the mountain does stand the tower. Regards; |
24 Nov 2014
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