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Inversion
…Erm, what?
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A distinct grammatical construction in which a noun or adpositional phrase is shifted from its default postverbal position to one before the main verb of the clause.
In grammar, a reversal of normal word order, especially the placement of a verb ahead of the subject.
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How can I do it?!
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There are to ways to invert the subject and the verb.
1- be/have/auxiliary verb + subject + main verb (nonlocative inversion) or
2- main verb + subject (locative inversion)
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The first example (be/have/auxiliary verb + subject + main verb) is usually used in:
Questions – Is Peter taking an exam today? Was Sally walking in the street last night?
After certain words or expressions (only when they come at the beginning of a sentence)- Seldom, rarely, little, barely, nowhere (else), never (before), not (even) once, on no account, only by, only in this law, only then, hardly (ever) … when, no sooner…than, not only… but (also), not until/till, in no way, in/under no circumstances, not since.
- Never (before) have I seen such a beautiful woman.
- Under no circumstances shall I accept this truce.
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Note: when the expressions only after, only by, only if, only when come at the beginning of a sentence, the inversion is the main clause.
Only after she started working was she able to save money
Only if you follow my advice will you succeed.
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With so, neither, nor, as to express agreement.
I need to be careful not to get caught.
So do I.
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With should, were, had when they come at the beginning of an if-clause instead of “if”.
Should Lois call, tell her I’m out.
(if she should call)
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The second example (main verb + subject) is usually used:
After verbs of movement or adverbial expressions of place when they come at the beginning of a sentence.
Outside the house was a sports car.
On the sofa sat an old man.
Note: if the subject is a pronoun, there is no inversion.
Here she comes (here comes she - wrong)
In direct speech when the subject of the introductory verb is a noun.
“I don’t like the looks of this one”
said Brian
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I shall torture them with grammar exercises!
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Rewrite the sentences with the phrases given1- She had no sooner fallen asleep then the telephone rang.
No sooner
had she fallen asleep than the telephone rang.
2- We not only got lost, but our car broke down.
Not only
did we get lost, but (also) our car broke down.
3- I have never heard such a terrible story before.
Never before
have I heard such a terrible story.
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4- We realised only then that the jewels had been stolen.
Only then
did we realise that the jewels had been stolen.
5- Business has rarely been so good.
Rarely
has business been so good.
6- The boss has not once given him a bonus.
Not once
has the boss given him a bonus.
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7- You should not enter this room under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances
should you enter this room.
8- I go to know Peter only after meeting him several times.
Only after
meeting Peter several times did I get to know him.
9- The police didn’t know that the man was a criminal.
Little
did the police know that the man was a criminal.
10- I haven’t been to the beach since last summer.
Not since
last summer have I been to the beach.
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11- If I had known about the party, I would have gone.
Had I known about the party, I would have gone.
12- We haven’t had such a wonderful time anywhere else.
Nowhere else
have we had such a wonderful time.
13- If I were you, I would look for a new job.
Were
I you, I would look for a new job.
14- He had barely entered the office when the manager called him.
Barely
had he entered the office when the manager called him.
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At least I go to be in THE END