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Inversion of The Subject

This document discusses the inversion of subject and adverbial expressions in sentences. It provides examples of sentences with inverted structures using adverbial expressions like "only when" and "so strange was". It then lists 16 exercises where the reader is asked to rewrite sentences starting them with a specified word, inverting the subject and adverbial expression. Common adverbial triggers for inversion include "never", "seldom", "rarely", "hardly", "little", and "under no circumstances".

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Inversion of The Subject

This document discusses the inversion of subject and adverbial expressions in sentences. It provides examples of sentences with inverted structures using adverbial expressions like "only when" and "so strange was". It then lists 16 exercises where the reader is asked to rewrite sentences starting them with a specified word, inverting the subject and adverbial expression. Common adverbial triggers for inversion include "never", "seldom", "rarely", "hardly", "little", and "under no circumstances".

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INVERSION OF THE SUBJECT

Adverbial expression+ verb (auxiliary)+ subject


Examples
I finished the report, only when I understood the problem.
. Only when did I understand the problem, I finished the report.
The situation was so strange that I couldn’t sleep.
. So strange was the situation that I couldn’t sleep.

Exercises
Rewrite each sentence starting them with the word given.
1.There are no circumstances where young people may consume alcohol.
Under no circumstances
2.You can’t use my car at any time.
At no time
3.The bus arrived just as I had waved for a taxi.
No sooner
4. I am not questioning your taste. This is only my opinion.
In no way
5.They started to argue soon after they had got married.
No sooner
6. Retired people seldom protest or demonstrate.
Seldom
7 . I hardly knew where I was.
Hardly
8. This is the first time I have tried skiing.
Never
9. Youngsters have rarely been given good job opportunities.
Rarely
10. As soon as he got the job, he gave his wife a present.
No sooner
11. I have seldom seen such a crowd of people.
Seldom
12. He never intervened in the discussion and he was not asked to, either.
Never
13. If he had seen her, he would have recognised her.
Had
14. She has never succeeded.
Never
15. Parents know little of what goes in their children’s minds.
Little
16. The laws will under no circumstances be changed.
Under no circumstances

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