This flashcard explains that when a sentence begins with "Never before", the subject and predicate are inverted for correct grammatical form.
Ce flashcard explique que lorsque la phrase commence par "Never before", le sujet et le prédicat sont inversés pour une forme grammaticale correcte.
| Task | Choose the sentence with the right word order |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | Never before such a beautiful place had visited Jake. |
| b | Never before Jake had visited such a beautiful place. |
| c | Never before had Jake visited such a beautiful place. |
| d | Never before such a beautiful place Jake had visited. |
| comment | When a sentence starts with 'never before' subject and predicate (that go after it) are usually inverted. In spoken language it is possible to use option 2, but formally it is not correct. Other answers are illogical or wrong. |
| topic | word order |
| level | 2 |
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