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*Exclamatory: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | *Exclamatory: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | ||
*Dependent clause: Subject - Indirect Object - Direct Object - Instrument - Verb | *Dependent clause: Subject - Indirect Object - Direct Object - Instrument - Verb | ||
===Comparisons | ===Comparisons=== | ||
Comparative forms use the particle "ðann" followed by the noun(s) being compared to. Depending on that noun's case will determine which noun is first making the comparison. For example: | Comparative forms use the particle "ðann" followed by the noun(s) being compared to. Depending on that noun's case will determine which noun is first making the comparison. For example: | ||
*"He jumped quicker than '''I'''" would yield "than I [jumped]" (in this example the compared noun is in the nominative). | *"He jumped quicker than '''I'''" would yield "than I [jumped]" (in this example the compared noun is in the nominative). | ||
*"He jumped quicker than '''me'''" would yield "than [he jumped] me" (in this example the compared noun is in the accusative). | *"He jumped quicker than '''me'''" would yield "than [he jumped] me" (in this example the compared noun is in the accusative). | ||
==Germanic Umlaut== | ==Germanic Umlaut== | ||
===Sound Shift=== | ===Sound Shift=== | ||