Timeline for Differences between order of verb and subject
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| Jan 30, 2015 at 9:12 | comment | added | Ben Kovitz | @F.E. Sorry, I don't know of sources that document this kind of thing, but you can google. For example, here's something I found in about one minute. Note that I would disagree with authorities that disagree with me. It wouldn't surprise me if some authorities proscribe unusual forms for the reasons similar to those that make native speakers are unaware of their own potential to use them. | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 9:09 | comment | added | F.E. | Oh, be aware that inversion commonly occurs in closed interrogatives, e.g. "Is Tom at the store?" | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 9:01 | comment | added | F.E. | Could you please provide some vetted grammar sources to support some of your opinions? For instance: "The main reason you put the verb before the subject is to create unusual rhetorical effects", can you support that opinion? Also, could you provide some supporting evidence for "Both sentences are grammatically correct," especially for #2 "In the park Mary is.", to show how it is grammatical in today's standard English. | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 8:15 | comment | added | Codeswitcher | Oh, had I more than one point to bestow! Excellent answer. (It has been driving me quietly bonkers to hear so many fellow native speakers claim that #2 was not grammatical.) | |
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| Jan 30, 2015 at 6:55 | history | answered | Ben Kovitz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |