panicmonger
Member
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- Australia
I have learnt the use of end-weight emphasis for adjuncts.
But having said that, my complex question is about the order of an adjunct and a postmodifier of an object in a sentence?
This is an unusual question.
For example:
The Chinese people will sprinkle salt and rice grains as "offerings" to the mouse at various corners of the house.
(the emphasis is "ast the various corners of the house")
The Chinese people will sprinkle salt and rice grains at various corners of the house to the mouse as "offerings".
(the emphasis is "as offerings")
Is it grammatical and emphatic to put a postmodifier at the end of a sentence?
Thank you very much indeed.
But having said that, my complex question is about the order of an adjunct and a postmodifier of an object in a sentence?
This is an unusual question.
For example:
The Chinese people will sprinkle salt and rice grains as "offerings" to the mouse at various corners of the house.
(the emphasis is "ast the various corners of the house")
The Chinese people will sprinkle salt and rice grains at various corners of the house to the mouse as "offerings".
(the emphasis is "as offerings")
Is it grammatical and emphatic to put a postmodifier at the end of a sentence?
Thank you very much indeed.