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   Michelle Bottorff to Brian M. Scott   
   Re: Linguistic voice woes   
   10 Jul 15 16:46:14   
   
   From: mbottorff@lshelby.com   
      
   Brian M. Scott  wrote:   
      
   > > I understand SOV.  V2 is unfamiliar to me.   
   >   
   > Basically it means that the finite verb in a declarative   
   > main clause is the second constituent.  The first   
   > constituent may be a subject, an object, an adverbial   
   > phrase, etc.   
      
   So "He hit her", is correct,   
   and "Her hit he" is also correct,   
   vut "Her he hit" is wrong,   
   and so is "He her hit"?   
      
      
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