Inversion with 'Such' at the beginning of the sentence is used for emphasis: 'Such was Jake's surprise...'
La inversión con 'Such' al principio de la oración se usa para enfatizar: 'Such was Jake's surprise...'.
| Task | Choose the sentence with the right word order |
|---|---|
| Answer | 2 |
| a | Was Jake's surprise such that he didn't know what to answer. |
| b | Such was Jake's surprise that he didn't know what to answer. |
| c | Was such Jake's surprise that he didn't know what to answer. |
| d | Jake's surprise such was that he didn't know what to answer. |
| comment | When we invert the sentence with 'such or so' we put them in the first place. Remember that 'such' is followed by a verb and 'so' is followed by an adjective. Such kind of inversion emphasizes the first part of the sentence and is used both in formal and informal language. |
| topic | word order |
| level | 2 |
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