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modelena
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word order
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Hi everybody, I have a doubt Which one is correct? 1) At 10 Downing Street lives the Prime Minister 2) At 10 Downing Street the Prime Minister lives Thank you in advance for your help  |
11 Oct 2022
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cunliffe
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Well, it would be more usual to say: The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing street. |
11 Oct 2022
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spinney
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I agree with Lynne. I mean "At 10 Downing Street lives the Prime Minister" might work in a story, especially a children�s book or something similar, as a narrative style, but not in everyday usage. |
12 Oct 2022
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yanogator
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I agree with Lynne and Dale, but if the sentence were part of a list of addresses, then the first option would work. At 2 Downing street live Kermit and Miss Piggy. At 8 live four sad men with silly haircuts who think they�re the Beatles. At 10 Downing Street lives the Prime Minister. Bruce |
13 Oct 2022
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spinney
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Bruce�s examples sound like a pretty adroit political analysis of the UK in 2022.  P.S. Sorry for the politics. It won�t happen again.  |
14 Oct 2022
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yaz83
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actually this is called conversion in English ... in the structure of English ,you have to convert the subject with the verb if you use adverb of time at the beginning of a sentence instead of using it in the end .This as honorable people said ,can be used in written English or literary work rather than daily used English . |
15 Oct 2022
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modelena
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Thank you everybody for your examples and your witty sentences too. |
22 Oct 2022
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spinney
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You are very welcome. One last one for you, Modelena: Larry the Cat lives at nº 10 Downing Street and, every once in a while, he gets a Prime Minister to play with. |
22 Oct 2022
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