In inverted sentence order, the subject follows the verb. Inverted order is especially common in sentences that begin with there is or there are. (See also expletives.)

There is a right way to do things—and a wrong way. [The subject of the sentence, way, is preceded by the verb, is.]

Writers also sometimes invert sentence order to add emphasis.

Blessed arc the meek. [The subject of the sentence, meek, follows the verb, are.]

(See also agreement of subjects and verbs and sentence variety.)

 

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