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    Default Please explain the structure of this sentence!

    Please explain the structure of this sentence!
    I cannot find the subject and verb in this sentence.
    Can you analyze this sentence for me? Thank you ^^

    With this comes the need to modify our business practices to take into
    account the needs of foreign clients.

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    Default Re: Please explain the structure of this sentence!

    (there) comes / need / to modify our business practices

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    Default Re: Please explain the structure of this sentence!

    Quote Originally Posted by juliana0403 View Post
    Please explain the structure of this sentence!
    I cannot find the subject and verb in this sentence.
    Can you analyze this sentence for me? Thank you ^^

    With this comes the need to modify our business practices to take into
    account the needs of foreign clients.

    ***** NOT A TEACHER *****


    Juliana,


    (1) I most respectfully parse your sentence this way:

    Subject: The need to modify our business practices [in order] to take

    into account the needs of foreign clients.

    Verb: comes.

    Prepositional phrase: with this. (Of course, I have no idea what

    "this" refers to. For example: with this new law.) The prepositional

    phrase modifies the verb.

    I believe that the subject and verb were inverted because the subject

    was so long.

    If I am shown to be wrong, I shall -- of course -- delete this post.


    ***** NOT A TEACHER *****
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    Default Re: Please explain the structure of this sentence!

    Thank you very much for your kind explanation^^

    It helps a lot ...
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