INVERTED CLAUSEPRESENTED BY:1. GALANG GILLESPI 381492. INDAH TIARA K 379613. NUR FITRI INDAH K 376884. RIA MELYA TAMBUNAN 388105. ZULFIKAR DINAR W.P 38316

What is inverted clause?

Inverted clause is..

a sentence where an adverbial is fronted.

The normal word order for English sentences is :

Subject + verb

Ex: she is laughing

But in certain cases we can change the word order to :

Verb + Subject

and this is called INVERTED CLAUSE

Example : The normal word order is : ‘I have never heard such a

ridiculous story’The Inversion is :‘Never have I heard such a ridiculous story’

When do we use inverted clause?

• For emphasis • To make the sentence more dramatic• In literary or formal language (especially

negative sentences)

Kind of Inverted Clause

Inverted Clause on QuestionThe Sentence:They should go from that place.The Question:Should they go from that place?

The Sentence:You count the ants.The Question:Do you count the ants?

Inverted Clause with Question WordExample:Question:1. Where can we live?2. How are you?3. What are you looking for?

Answer:1. We can live on the tree.2. I am fine.3. I am looking for my watch

Inverted Clause with Question WordNow, LOOK at these another example:

1. He knows about what we are talking.

2. Sinta didn’t know how Rama get her heart.

3. Do you know where they are going?

Inverted Clause with Question WordThe Formula1. When introduce a Question

question word + S +V ?

2. When connects two clausesS1 + V1 + question word + S2 + V2

Inverted Clause with Place ExpressionsHere, There, Nowhere

Example:

1. Here is the book that you lent me.

2. There are the keys that I use to open that

door.

3. Nowhere have I seen such a beautiful

woman.

Inverted Clause with Place ExpressionsAfter prepositional phrases expressing place

Example:

1. In the cupboard are the pants that you want.

2. Around the corner is Joko’s house.

3. Behind the mountain lies the town of singer.

Inverted Clause with Place ExpressionsExpressing place at the beginningInvert only when necessary!

Example:

1. In the forest are many exotic birds.

2. In the forest I walked for many hours.

Inverted Clause with Place ExpressionsThe Formula1. Place Expression at the front and necessary

PLACE (necessary) + V + S

2. Place Expression at the front and not necessaryPLACE(extra) + S + V

Inverted Clause with NegativesNo, Not, Never

Example:

1. At no time can the woman talk on the phone.

2. Not once did I miss a question

3. Never has Mr. Jono taken a vacation

Inverted Clause with NegativesHardly, Barely, Scarcely, Only (act like negatives)

Example:1. Hardly ever does he take time off (Means that He almost never takes time off)

2. Only once did the manager issue overtime paycheck

(Means that the manager almost never issued overtime paychecks)

Inverted Clause with NegativesNeither, Nor

Example:

1. Sinta doesn’t do the homework and neither

do I

2. His children are not attending the party, nor

is his wife.

Inverted Clause with NegativesThe Formula

Negative Expression appears in front of S-V(at the beginning or in the middle of sentence)

Negative expression + V + S

Inverted Clause with ConditionalsHad, Should, Were

Example:1. HadConditional (with if):

If he had taken more time, the results would have been better.

Conditional (if is omitted):Had he taken more time, the results would have

been better.

Inverted Clause with Conditionals

2. WereConditional (with if):If I were a boy, I think I could understand you.Conditional (if is omitted):Were I a boy, I think I could understand you.

Inverted Clause with Conditionals

3. ShouldConditional (with if):If you should arrive this evening, just give me a

call.Conditional (if is omitted):Should you arrive this evening, just give me a

call.

Inverted Clause with ConditionalsThe Formula

If the “if” is omitted Had Were + V + S Should

Inverted Clause with ComparisonsLOOK at this example:

1. Prapto spends more hours to do his tasks than

Kentot

2. Prapto spends more hours to do his tasks than

Kentot does

3. Prapto spends more hours to do his tasks than

does Kentot

Inverted Clause with ComparisonsThe Formula

The subject and verb may invert after a comparasion

S1 + V1 + comparasion + V2 + S2

exercise1. Not only ______the best student in his school, but he also

receives a scholarship.A. Markus becomesB. did Markus becomeC. does Markus becomeD. Markus becoming

2. Rarely_____located near city light or at lower elevations.A. observatories areB. areC. in the laboratoriesD. are observatories

exercise3. Nowhere_____more skewed than in the auto industry.

A. the retail trade figuresB. retail trade figuresC. are retail trade figuresD. retail trade figures

4. In the nineteenth century, Ada Lovelace devised A

several computer programs for a calculating machine

B which in coded cards were used. C D

exercise5. _____ in medicine relieve distress but they also

prevent and cure illness.A Not only do computersB Do computersC ComputersD Computers not only

6. Does seldom a computer make a mistake. A B C D

exercise7. _____reptiles hunt at temperatures of 12°C

or below. A Seldom do C Do B Do seldom D Seldom

1. Kunci:CKalimat yang diawali pernyataan negative adalah kalimat inverse (Predikat mendahului Subject). Does digunakan karena konteks kalimat adalah present.

2. Kunci : Dkarena dimulai kata "Rarely" itu Negative word jadi di inverted S-V nya

3. Kunci : CNowhere adalah place expressions, contoh lainnya adalah here, there, etc. sehinga lagi2 S-V nya inverted

4. Kunci : CKarena which adalah relative pronoun maka harus di inversi menjadi in which.

5. Kunci : Akarena ada but also (pertentangan yang negatif) maka jawaban yang tepat adalah not only

6. Kunci : Akarena seldom menyatakan bentuk negatif dan menyatakan sebuah komputer , maka does salah dan yg betul adalah do maka jawaban yg tepat adalah A

7. Kunci : Akarena bentuk negatif maka jawaban yang tepat adalah seldom do

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