Crossword puzzle : Stylistic inversions in English

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Stylistic inversions in English [C2] — VocaVerb

Think you’ve mastered English syntax? This crossword will put your knowledge of stylistic inversions to the test. From fronted negatives to conditional inversions, these sophisticated structures are the hallmark of advanced written and rhetorical English. Solve the clues, recall the patterns, and prove you can navigate the elegant complexities of inverted word order at C2 level.

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Clues

Across

  1. 2. In front or forward
  2. 4. Make sounds showing amusement
  3. 6. Relating to literary style
  4. 13. Expressing hypothetical situations
  5. 14. word meaning nevertheless
  6. 15. Sequence of words in a sentence
  7. 16. Based on personal perspective
  8. 17. Rhythmic pattern in poetry
  9. 18. Relating to the style of poetry

Down

  1. 1. At the same time, although
  2. 3. For this reason, therefore
  3. 5. Arrangement of sentence elements
  4. 7. Move topic to front of sentence
  5. 8. Helping verb used in questions
  6. 9. Reversed grammatical structure
  7. 10. Relating to poetry style
  8. 11. A grammatical sentence structure
  9. 12. Relating to an adverb phrase

Answers

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Across

  • 2. In front or forward → ahead
  • 4. Make sounds showing amusement → laugh
  • 6. Relating to literary style → stylistic
  • 13. Expressing hypothetical situations → conditional
  • 14. word meaning nevertheless → still
  • 15. Sequence of words in a sentence → order
  • 16. Based on personal perspective → subjective
  • 17. Rhythmic pattern in poetry → meter
  • 18. Relating to the style of poetry → poetical

Down

  • 1. At the same time, although → while
  • 3. For this reason, therefore → hence
  • 5. Arrangement of sentence elements → structure
  • 7. Move topic to front of sentence → topicalize
  • 8. Helping verb used in questions → auxiliary
  • 9. Reversed grammatical structure → chiasmus
  • 10. Relating to poetry style → poetic
  • 11. A grammatical sentence structure → construct
  • 12. Relating to an adverb phrase → adverbial

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