Which sentence is in inverted order? A. I fingered the script nervously. B. At the back of the theater sat the director. C. I took a deep breath and began to read. D. Auditions for the play are in progress.

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Tanya Butler

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22 June, 16:54

Which sentence is in inverted order? A. I fingered the script nervously. B. At the back of the theater sat the director. C. I took a deep breath and began to read. D. Auditions for the play are in progress.

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Shirley Everett · Answer 1

So,

"Inverted word order" means that the predicate (all of it) comes before the subject (all of it).

Option B is in inverted word order.

Natural word order:

The director sat at the back of the theater.

Rivas · Answer 2

I believe the answer is b. a regular sentence would say "the director sat at the back of the theater" but, this sentence is kind of backwards / inverted so that it's is switched around