A Survey on When-Clauses
I'd like to express my deepest appreciation for your help and support.
I'm Yoshinori Imada. I'm a Nagoya University(in Japan) student majoring in English Linguistics and studying when-clauses, especially difference between original temporal when-clauses and Narrative When-Clauses. I'm going to write about this for my graduation thesis.
It is said that directional inversion is allowed in Narrative When-Clauses, but locative inversion is not. So, I'd like to know whether it is correct or not.
Please answer some questions about it to complete my graduation thesis.
Thank you for your understanding and corporation.
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1: Which your English do you think is American English or British English? *
2: Which sentences are natural for you?
①I thought I knew every guy in the patrol, when along side of me comes another Marine I never met before. ②I thought I knew every guy in the patrol, when along side of me stands another Marine I never met before. *
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If your answer of the question 2 is A or B, write here the reason why the other sentence is unnatural. If your answer is C, write here "None". If D, write here the reason why ① is unnatural and why ② is unnatural. *
3: Which sentences are natural for you?
①I thought I knew every guy in the patrol, when along side of me comes another Marine I never met before. ②I thought I knew every guy in the patrol, when on my right stands another Marine I never met before. *
If your answer of the question 3 is A or B, write here the reason why the other sentence is unnatural. If your answer is C, write here "None". If D, write here the reason why ① is unnatural and why ② is unnatural. *
4: Which sentences are natural for you?
①I was eating lunch on the grass, when suddenly down the hill rolled the carriage. ②Mary was walking in the mountain, when suddenly on the top of the hill stood an old mansion. *
If your answer of the question 4 is A or B, write here the reason why the other sentence is unnatural. If your answer is C, write here "None". If D, write here the reason why ① is unnatural and why ② is unnatural. *
This is the last question. Thank you so much. If any comments, you could write here.
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