Inversion: 1. Negative Adverbs

INVERSION
1. NEGATIVE ADVERBS:
 Hardly e.g. She hardly ever speaks in public. => Hardly………………………………………
 Little e.g. She doesn’t understand me. => Little……………………………………………….
 Never (before) e.g. I’ve never been here before. => Never……………………………………………..
 Nor e.g. Kate didn’t arrive and Tom didn’t, either.=>Kate didn’t arrive and nor
 Neither e.g. He isn’t a student and she isn’t , either. => He isn’t a student and neither
 Barely e.g. He barely noticed her presence. =>Barely……………………………………………….
 Rarely e.g. I rarely borrow books from the library. => Rarely……………………………………
 Seldom e.g. I have seldom seen my father so angry. => Seldom………………………………..
 Under/ In no circumstances e.g. The last thing you should do is to phone the police.
 Under no circumstances……………………………………………………….
 On no account
 On no condition e.g. Children should never be allowed to play with matches.
 On no condition……………………………………………………………………
 At no time e.g. He never knew she came from a rich family.
 At no time…………………………………………………………………………..
 In no way e.g. Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
 In no way………………………………………………………………………….
 Not once e.g. She was never late when she worked here. => Not once……………………
 Nowhere e.g. You can’t find such a good restaurant anywhere in this town.
 Nowhere……………………………………………………………………………
 No longer e.g. Woman don’t have to wash the clothes by hand any more.
 No longer…………………………………………………………………………..
 By no means e.g. She’s not a bad kid, by any means. => By no means………………………..
 No + Noun e.g. He hasn’t made any progress so far. => No…………………………………….
2. ONLY BY + V.ing/ Noun + Inversion

ONLY THEN + Inversion
e.g. We can save the species only by protecting the natural habitat.
=> Only by………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. NOT ONLY + Inversion + BUT + S + ALSO + V
ONLY THEN + Inversion + BUT + S + V + AS WELL
e.g. She can not only sing but also dance. => Not only………………………………………………………………………..
4. NO SOONER + had + S +P.P ( 1st action) +THAN + SV2 ( 2nd action)
HARDLY + had + S +P.P ( 1st action) + WHEN + SV2 ( 2nd action)
BARELY + had + S +P.P ( 1st action) + WHEN + SV2 ( 2nd action)
SCARCELY + had + S +P.P ( 1st action) + WHEN + SV2 ( 2nd action)
e.g. One of the runners stumbled and fell immediately after the race started.
=> No sooner……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. NOT UNTIL + SV / NOUN PHRASE + Inversion
ONLY WHEN
ONLY AFTER
ONLY IF
e.g. It was not until I had heard his reasons that I forgave him.
=> Not until………………………………………………………………………………
6. SO + Adj/Adv + Inversion + THAT + SV
SUCH + be + N + THAT + SV
e.g. The man was so angry that he stormed out of the room.
=> So………………………………………………………………………………………….
=> Such………………………………………………………………………………………
The force of the storm was so great that trees were uprooted.
=> Such………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Inversion in Conditional Sentences:
If 1: Should + S + V. bare, Main Clause e.g. If there is any problem, contact me.
=> Should
If 2: Were + S +…………….., Main Clause e.g. If he won a lottery, he’d travel around the world.
=>Were
If 3: Had + S + (not) + P.P, Main Clause e.g. If I hadn’t seen it, I’d not have believed.
=>Had
8. Inversion in Comparison:
………………….. AS + Auxiliary + S e.g. I had a good time, as did most of my friends.
......................THAN + Auxiliary e.g. The moon is much closer to the Earth than is the Sun.
9. ADV of PLACE/ DIRECTION + be/ sit/ stand/ lie/ come/ go/ run/ fly/ climb + S
e.g. Here comes the bus.
On the slope lay the ruin of the tree.
 NOTE: There he is.

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INVERSION

2. ONLY BY + V.ing/ Noun + Inversion

………………….. AS + Auxiliary + S e.g. I had a good time, as did most of my friends.

e.g. Here comes the bus.

On the slope lay the ruin of the tree.

 NOTE: There he is.

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