place of 'did' in the sentence
This is not a question but did is used at first, why?
"did I first make acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece."
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The full quote is,
"Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances... did I first make acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece."
This is called "inversion", and it happens because of the first part: "Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances". Basically, the adverbial phrase has shifted to the front for emphasis, and the rest of the sentence changes accordingly.
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Thanks a lot Gokhan, I understand that ıt seems like emphasis of 'do' for example I do see it ?
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Hi Seyda,
It is to emphasize what you do or did. That kind of sentences are quite used to highlight the action that you take.
Regards
Gokhan
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