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"Have you no decency?"
"Have you no decency?"
"Pick up on that did you?"
"Pick up on that did you?"
Remember when …?
Remember when …?
(Do you remember when.....)
(Do you remember when.....)
Hope you have a good time.
(I hope you have a good time.)
Hope you have a good time.
(I hope you have a good time.)
Other things the formula does´t cover:
articles or no articles, phrasal verb placements. (CHECK LIST OF RED FLAGS to see what other important aspects are not covered in the formula) -- nothing to do with the noun.
IMPERATIVE sentences are naturally impossible in the third person, first person singular, past, future and perfect.]
IMPERATIVE sentences are naturally impossible in the third person, first person singular, past, future and perfect.]
While the indicative and interrogative can utilize all symbols in combination...
While the indicative and interrogative can utilize all symbols in combination...
(I, you, he/she/it, they, we)
(I, you, he/she/it, they, we)
<_>> (S,C,P,Pc) +-
<_>> (S,C,P,Pc) +-
...the imperative allows only
...the imperative allows only
(you/we)
(you/we)
_ (S) +-
_ (S) +-
how dare you say that
how do you dare say that
X would have happened, had Y happened. (it´s not an independent clause)
X would have happened, if Y had happened.
had X happened, Y would have happened.
if X had happened, Y would have happened.
Ought to
ought
both correct
ought used as modal
and also ought as its own verb.
She ought advise him before the presentation.
She ought to advise him before the presentation.
Need I say more?
Need I?
anti formula
with great power comes great responsibility.
Pop goes the weasel. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUdD2dX8e4
Up goes the castle - sesame street. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6lgismLjeg
“Down goes Frazier” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZEIMQ42-oU
Off the coast of North Carolina lie the Barrier Islands
There goes the neighborhood.
There goes my weekend.
There remain some problems.
ALL CASES OF INVERSION HERE
EXPLETIVE SENTENCES - https://reword.ca/what-are-expletive-constructions-and-why-should-i-avoid-them/
poetic license allows the change in word order:
There is an archaic mode of speech where the subject can come after the verb in the interrogative, as in this excerpt from John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress" (1678)
See you yon tree? 'twill well our purpose suit;
' Let us go near; its leaves are full and fair,
' It stands a type of false profession there
There remains one problem.
there remain some things to do.
There goes the neighborhood.
There goes my weekend.
sentences that defy the formula
How dare you say that!
dinner it is
that i like = eso si me gusta
Great, see you later.
Talk to you later.
See you then.
Hope you have a good time.
Wish you were here.
Can´t believe it.
Nice to meet you.
So nice to hear from you.
So nice of you.
Glad you´re ok.
Hope you´re doing well.
No problem. (There is no problem.)
No worries. (There are no worries.)
see you then. (I´ll see you then.)
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