I saw this sentence today:

Odd sense of fairness, these kids!

That is obviously a part of the whole "these kids have got an odd sense fairness", or similar. I was just wondering if there are any restrictions upon transformations of the "these + noun + have a" type.

For example, how do these sound?

1. these patients have a normal menstrual history and are of proved fertility >>> normal menstrual history and (are) of proved fertility, these patients

2. these guys have a shot in being the BEST dancers of all time >>> have a shot in being the BEST dancers of all time, these guys

3. most of these patients have a coarctation >>> have a coarctation, most of these patients

4. These discus have a distinctive pattern of fine lines and dots on their gill plates >>> have a distinctive pattern of fine lines and dots on their gill plates, these discus

5. the new model has a global positioning system >>> a global positioning system, the new model

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I think these are all wrong. You can, however, change the normal position of words or phrases in the following ways:

I think many things have been said >>> Many things, I think, have been said.

I don't really believe in this. >>> This, I don't really believe in. [more literary, I guess]

quote:

I think these are all wrong.

Why wrong?

Is "Have a chance to get the treble, Man Utd (do)" Wrong?