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Declarative sentences present statements, and are therefore different in form from questions and orders. The finite verb always comes in second position in a Dutch declarative main clause. The subject (the person or thing carrying out the action expressed by the verb) either immediately precedes or follows the finite verb. The latter is the case if another element is inserted in the first position, e.g. an expression of time. In the examples below, the finite verb is in red, and the subject is bold. For examples of this grammatical item in use, have a look at leesteksten 2
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