affected

[abcdeflearn]

1) Affected were the people.

The people were affected.


Is sentence 1) correct?

Thanks

[Marius Hancu]

Yes, but sounds too poetical/literary for day-to-day talk or even in normal writing. By fronting affected, it puts the stress on it. It sounds a bit "singing" because of its poetical rhythm.

[Lucretia]

Hello,

Affected were the people looks like an incomplete sentence, e.g.

Affected were the people who happened to be nearer to the epicentre.

[Marius Hancu]

No, it can be considered complete, but see above.