Olive bee Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Word order

The sentence "Then comes spring" is absolutely valid. If I'm right, there should be a context that would allow us to put predicate before subject (a lot of severe winter days , after which warm spring days come, for example...) Am I right?

  

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olive bee Am I right? Yes, you are right. Generally, it is a rather literary structure.

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olive beeAm I right?

Yes, you are right. Generally, it is a rather literary structure.