inversion
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Inversion -CPE Class Grammar Presentation....TRANSCRIPT
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Inversion
For formal Speech (writing & speaking)
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To emphasise or to express contrast.
• Had it been completed as Calthorpe planned it, it would have been one of the great visionary new towns of the 20th century.
• (if it had been…-inversion in a conditional sentence.)
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Inversion after a time adverbial phrase
• Only once did I see any evidence of public transport. (a fronted time adverbial---only once--- with a question form –did I see).
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T o place emphasis
• No sooner had we left, than it started to pour with rain.
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T o express contrast• Barely had Janie
recovered from her operation, when she found out she was pregnant.
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T o emphasise
• Only after a rigorous security check, were we allowed to enter the buil ding. (fronted time adverbial--- only after-----and noun phrase– a rigorous check…)
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Inversion with adverbials of place
• Opposite the gallery entrance stands an imposing bronze statue. (opposite the gallery---an adverbial of place---stands---main lexical verb).
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Inversion with adverbials of place • Under the table sat a tiny
mouse with bright, beady eyes. (adverbial place---under the table---main ,lexical verb -----sat).
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Inversion with <location> and verbs of movement (come, go, run).
• Up the hill crawled the number 77 bus. (location-----up the hill----verb of movement---crawled.)
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Inversion with <location> and verbs of movement (come, go, run).
• Alongside the road runs the River Avon. (alongside the road------location----runs----main ,lexical verb).
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Inversion after prepositional phrases with no• On no account should
children be left unsupervised in this play area. (prepositional phrase-----on no account--- lexical verb phrase----should children be left).
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Inversion after prepositional phrases with no• In no way can a goalless
draw be seen as a good result for United. (in no way----prepositional phrase ----can a goalless draw be seen---predicate).
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Inversion after prepositional phrases with no• Under no circumstances
was Sally going to admit defeat. (prepositional phrase----under no circumstances----predicate-----was Sally going to …..).
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Inversion after not
• Not only did the team win the county cup, they also came top of their league. (not only---prepositional phrase--- main sentence follows).
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Inversion after not
• Not one grain of encouragement did he show throughout the course. (particle---not---- noun phrase ----grain of encouragement--- main sentence –did he show).
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Inversion after little
• Little did I think then , that I would miss the bright lights in years to come. (quantifier---little---inverted question---did I think-----sentence of result---that I….).
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Inversion after little
• Little was she expecting Sam to walk through that door. (quantifier---little----question form inverted into a lexical sentence---was she expecting…).
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Inversion with so/such…that
• So popular has the system become that it now carries nearly two million passengers each day. (quantifier+ adjective---so popular + verb phrase –has the system become + that sentence of result---it now carries…)
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Inversion with so/such…that
• Such was the outcry that the advertisement had to be withdrawn. (quantifier---such + predicate sentence--- was the outcry + that + sentence of concession ---the advertisement hat to be withdrawn).
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Inversion with neither/nor
• Yasmin doesn’t relish living in a high-rise apartment and neither do I. (quantifier –neither + auxiliary verb phrase– Do I.)
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Inversion with neither/nor
• Jim hasn’t been asked to work overtime and nor should you be. (quantifier –nor + elliptical verb phrase ---should you be).