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Sentence Pattern 8
Another frequently used pattern combines there as a sort of dummy subject with a linking verb. But there is
really not the subject of the sentence at all, as will be seen in the examples. Observe the pattern and the example
sentences. Complete the unfinished sentences.
The sentences below are a simple rearrangement of the elements of sentence pattern 2. They should not be
confused with sentences in pattern 8. When these sentences have a pronoun for a subject the order of subject
and verb is reversed.
There he is. There it goes.
There she stood, fratically dipping water out of the boat.
Sentence Pattern 9
Another pattern similar to sentence pattern 8 uses it as a dummy subject, but in this case, there is no other
subject. Although it has not real meaning, it remains the subject. Observe the pattern and the example