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Choose the sentence that contains an altered word order: [Advanced]
Choose the sentence that contains an altered word order: [Advanced]
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The correct option is A Had I known about her plans, I would have tried to stop her.
An effective way to make language more emphatic when using English is by
inverting a sentence's normal word order.
For example, 'I have never
eaten such a flaky croissant.' is a regular sentence, with the word
order: subject (I) + verb (have never eaten) + object (such a flaky
croissant).
To add emphasis, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject:
Never have I eaten such a flaky croissant. ('Never' is an adverb and
the main verb is 'eaten')
In option A, the sentence has the word order: auxiliary verb (Had) + subject (I) + main verb (known) + object + clause. The sentence has altered the normal word order, hence option A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the sentence has the normal word order, beginning with the subordinating conjunction "If", followed by the subject and the rest of the sentence.
Options C and D also have the normal word order, with the addition of the phrase "I wish" and the adverb "Only", hence they are incorrect.
An effective way to make language more emphatic when using English is by inverting a sentence's normal word order.
For example, 'I have never eaten such a flaky croissant.' is a regular sentence, with the word order: subject (I) + verb (have never eaten) + object (such a flaky croissant).
To add emphasis, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject: Never have I eaten such a flaky croissant. ('Never' is an adverb and the main verb is 'eaten')
In option A, the sentence has the word order: auxiliary verb (Had) + subject (I) + main verb (known) + object + clause. The sentence has altered the normal word order, hence option A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the sentence has the normal word order, beginning with the subordinating conjunction "If", followed by the subject and the rest of the sentence.
Options C and D also have the normal word order, with the addition of the phrase "I wish" and the adverb "Only", hence they are incorrect.
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