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edgy sunBOT May 11, 2024, 2:48 PM

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vernal hatch May 11, 2024, 2:50 PM

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This is stylistic inversion. It's optional.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/inversion-with-nouns/

ivory crater May 11, 2024, 2:51 PM

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In particular it's stylistic inversion after a relative pronoun

keen beacon May 11, 2024, 2:56 PM

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Stylistic Inversion! I was able to find some resources online now, just wasn't sure what it was called. Merci beaucoup!

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Thank you for the link @vernal hatch

vernal hatch May 11, 2024, 3:06 PM

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I saw you said the direct object became the subject. It didn't, it's still the direct object of the relative clause, marked by the pronoun que. Inversion is only possible when both the subject and the verb are in the clause.

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If it was the subject of a relative clause, qui would be used instead.

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