[Grammar] about inverted sentences

[Betty zhang]

We can say : Two pictures are hung on the wall.

Two pictures hang on the wall.
If we turn the two sentences into inverted sentences ,why I only see : On the wall hang two pictures. But not: On the wall are hung two pictures.

 

[I.M. Knott]

Re "On the wall are hung two pictures."
This usage is often found in English. It is found, for example, in the famous poem, "The Night Before Christmas." [see below]

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  Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
  Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
  The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
  In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there

 

[Betty zhang]

But your answer is not a converted sentence. Could you please give me another example?

 

[I.M. Knott]

Sorry for not answering sooner.:-?
Examples:
"On the wall are hung two pictures:" This "inverted sentence" exemplifies the "passive voice" in English and is proper English.
"On the wall were hung two pictures:"
"One picture is hung on the wall:"
"Two pictures are hung on the wall:"
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care:"
All of the above "inverted sentences" are good usage.

 

[Betty zhang]

Thanks. Sorry for the delay.