jabhatta2 wrote:
Hi
AndrewN - - my question is out of curiousity, specifically of the structure in the pink (After the preposition FROM) - in option D
Quote:
(Option D) While digging in the Egyptian desert, paleontologists have found huge fossil bones FROM what appears to be the second most massive dinosaur
Is the S-V (in the pink specifically) inverted ?
I have a created a simpler analogy to see if what comes after the preposition {From} may be an inverted structure.
Quote:
Scientists have found bones FROM what is the ocean
jabhatta2 wrote:
^^^
AndrewNIn my analogy in the pink -- I dont think the noun phrase (in pink) is inverted because
i cant flip it aroundQuote:
Original - Scientists have found bones FROM what IS the ocean
flipped - Scientists have found bones FROM what the ocean IS - this flipping doesnt make sense to me personally or do you think its okay ?
Normally if the S-V is inverted - you should be able to flip the struture per my understanding. In this case, flipping the structure (within the pink) -- is not working for me at-least
If the pink is not an inverted structure, then is "what" perhaps the subject ? I didnt think so either if i replace "What" with the target noun, the the sentence becomes
Quote:
Original - Scientists have found bones FROM what is the ocean
Subject - Scientists have found bones FROM the ocean is the ocean
Your thoughts on this structure (in the pink) would be much appreciated.
Hello,
jabhatta2. I am going to stick to the original sentence, since it is the one we are really discussing. You may have noticed
my earlier post in which I referred to an inverted sentence structure, when I was making a point about subject-verb agreement. Such a structure does often occur in the presence of a prepositional phrase:
On the table sit the books.—i.e.
The books sit on the table.In this particular sentence, no such inversion occurs
within the prepositional phrase, the part you are asking about specifically. Rather, the entire
what clause at the end acts as the object of the preposition (
from), and
what is a stand-in for the proper subject, one that precedes the verb (
appears). The shell of the main clause is as follows:
Paleontologists have found bones from [a dinosaur].Subject |
verb |
direct object |
preposition |
indirect objectSo, again, no inversion occurs within the overarching frame of the sentence. I would recommend reading
this article from MasterClass on noun clauses for further reference. However, keep in mind that this is a quite narrow topic for GMAT™ purposes. There are much bigger fish to fry, as the saying goes.
Thank you for thinking to ask.
- Andrew