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English syntax is predominantly characterized by the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, b...

English syntax is predominantly characterized by the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order, but certain structures allow for inversion to create emphasis. Mark the CORRECT alternative.


A

In interrogative structures where the "Wh-word" functions as the subject of the clause, the use of the auxiliary "do/does/did" is mandatory to maintain syntactic stability.


B

The standard order of adjectives in a noun phrase dictates that fact-based descriptors, such as color and material, must always precede opinion-based adjectives.


C

Negative or restrictive adverbs such as "seldom", "never", and "hardly" trigger subject-auxiliary inversion when placed at the beginning of a sentence for rhetorical emphasis.


D

Cleft sentences starting with "It" (It-clefts) are primarily used to emphasize the verb phrase of the action, moving the main verb to the initial position of the sentence.