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Invert the Subject and Verb with Place Expressions
Normal Structure
The book that you lent me is here.
Inverted Structure
Here is the book that you lent me.
Normal Structure
The keys I thought I had lost are over there.
Normal Structure
Sam's house is around the corner.
Inverted Structure
Over there are the keys I thought I had lost.
Inverted Structure
Around the corner is Sam's house.
Normal Structure
The tension is nowhere higher than
in the north of Africa.
Normal Structure
The town, where you live, lies beyond the mountains.
Inverted Structure
Nowhere is the tension higher than in the
north of Africa.
Inverted Structure
Beyond the mountains lies the town where you live.
Normal Structure
I have nowhere felt such beautiful and warm weather.
These are expressions or
phrases that indicate where an action is going to take place.
It is important to know that the subject and the verb will invert after place or prepositional expressions ONLY when the place expression is NECESSARY to complete the sentence.
Inverted Structure
Nowhere have I felt such beautiful and warm weather.
Here
In the kitchen
At home
At Harvard University
In Germany
On the table
On Samson Boulevard
There
Example
On the second level of the parking lot ___.
a) is empty.
b) are empty.
c) some empty stalls are.
d) are some empty stalls.
If the Expression is necessary to complete the idea; then, the subject and verb are inverted. However, if the Expression is not needed to complete a specific idea; then the subject and verb are not inverted at all.
Example
On the second level of the parking lot ___.
a) is empty.
b) are empty.
c) some empty stalls are.
d) are some empty stalls.
Example
In the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Washington Boulevard ___ where Tara lives.
a) is the house
b) the house is
c) the house
d) is
Normal Structure
Many exotic birds are in the forest.
Normal Structure
I walked for many hours in the forest.
Normal Structure
The remote control is on the couch.
Normal Structure
She works in a restaurant.
After Place or Prepositional Expressions the Subject and Verb could be inverted.
Structure without the Place or Prepositional Expression
Many exotic birds are.
Sentence without the Place or Prepositional Expression
I walked for many hours.
Structure without the Place or Prepositional Expression
The remote control is.
Sentence without the Place and Prepositional Expression
She works.
Inverted Structure
On the couch is the remote control.
Inverted Structure
In the forest I walked for many hours.
Inverted Structure
In the forest are many exotic birds.
Inverted Structure
In a restaurant she works.