With the computer the weaker pupils can avoid more easily confrontation with their teacher. This sounds like German word order. English does not place adverbs between the verb and its object unless there are so many words in that portion of the

Hi, It's the word order for for a question. Clive.

That word order is used in a conversational style to add emphasis. eg My friend told me that she was getting divorced. Was I shocked! I though tthey loved each other. It's like a rhetorical question , where no answer is expected. I

Hey, folks! Which of sentences below is correct? On no account will there be a dog as intelligent as Rex. or On no account will be there a dog as intelligent as Rex. Thanks!

Hi, I am reviewing for my english exams and i came across this sentence. its asking me if there should be any corrections: I went to the party and was I shocked to see everybody in their weirdest costumes! is the highlighted

There is, in her, a hidden strength and resourcefulness. ... There is, in my house, a special car. These sorts of unusual, literary word orders are used occasionally to provide stylistic variety in longer passages. They might typically be found in

"he spoke English very good" is NOT proper English. First of all, you are responding to a thread that no one has posted to for more than a year, so you may be talking, but it's likely that those who wrote the previous posts in the

are there any other words for which this particular word order ( X + adjective + a/an + noun ) applies? Another word that fits this structure is "this" (or "that"): "This talented a writer should not be

My question is: are there any other words for which this particular word order ( X + adjective + a/an + noun ) applies? More specifically, can I use it with quite , really and rather ? He's quite/really/rather talented a writer. (?) quite

Hii, I have a question related to this that nagged me for some time in the past and that I forgot ... until I saw this thread. I know that there's a special word order when we have as - how - so - too , the indefinite article, a noun and an