. Which of the following is the best example of an inverted sentence?
A.
“All that breathe/Will share thy destiny. . . .”
B.
“and thee/The all-beholding sun shall see no more. . . .”
C.
“the dread reign there alone. . . .”
D.
“The oak/Shall send his roots abroad.
In which sentence does the direct object come before the verb?
I am confused on this please help
The normal way we'd write this sentence:
The sun will see thee no more.
Is it B
To determine which of the following is the best example of an inverted sentence, we need to understand what an inverted sentence is.
An inverted sentence is a sentence in which the usual order of subject and verb is reversed. In English, the subject usually comes before the verb. However, in an inverted sentence, the verb comes before the subject.
Let's analyze each option to see if it fits the definition of an inverted sentence:
A. “All that breathe/Will share thy destiny. . . ."
In this sentence, the subject "all that breathe" comes before the verb "will share." This is not an example of an inverted sentence.
B. “and thee/The all-beholding sun shall see no more. . . ."
Similarly to option A, the subject "the all-beholding sun" comes before the verb "shall see." This is also not an example of an inverted sentence.
C. “the dread reign there alone. . . ."
In this sentence, the verb "reign" comes before the subject "the dread." This is an example of an inverted sentence since the usual order is reversed.
D. “The oak/Shall send his roots abroad."
In this sentence, the subject "the oak" comes before the verb "shall send." This is not an example of an inverted sentence.
Therefore, the best example of an inverted sentence among the given options is C. “the dread reign there alone. . . .". The verb "reign" comes before the subject "the dread" in this sentence.