Well, that sounds logical, but... in the above mentioned article of Masterrussian ("Structure of russian sentences") it says : first, theme, that's to say, what is known and then, rheme, that's to say, the message that "matters". I think that here must be a difference between composed sentences. and simple ones. Постепенно I will see it clearer. The other I saw in the web a doctoral thesis produced in an English University about "The order of words in Russian sentences and its meaning" (!!!!!!).Originally Posted by adoc