Question

Which sentence uses syntax for emphasis? (5 points)

Select one:
a. It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.—Martin Van Buren
b. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. . .Thomas Jefferson
c. The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. . .James Madison
d. Never was she so enchanting as at this time, when she recalled the sunshine of her smiles and spent them upon us.-Shelley, Frankenstein

Answer 1

I would say the answer is D) Never was she so enchanting as at this time, when she recalled the sunshine of her smiles and spent them upon us. This is a sentence which uses syntax for emphasis, because it has inversion - never was she... which is used to emphasize the meaning.