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Lesson 6 (GRADE 9) - Using Normal and Inverted Word Order in Creative Writing

This document discusses normal and inverted word order in creative writing. It defines normal word order as having the subject before the verb and inverted word order as having the subject after the verb. It provides examples of each and explains that inversion is used for emphasis. It then discusses specific types of inversion that can occur after words like "so" or adjectives, as well as after places, prepositions, and in negative constructions.

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Lesson 6 (GRADE 9) - Using Normal and Inverted Word Order in Creative Writing

This document discusses normal and inverted word order in creative writing. It defines normal word order as having the subject before the verb and inverted word order as having the subject after the verb. It provides examples of each and explains that inversion is used for emphasis. It then discusses specific types of inversion that can occur after words like "so" or adjectives, as well as after places, prepositions, and in negative constructions.

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Lesson 6:

Using Normal and Inverted Word Order in Creative Writing

Learning Objectives
• The learner should be able to distinguish the difference
between normal and inverted word order.

• The learner should be able to familiarize with the different


styles of inversion.

• The learner should be able to correctly perform inversion.

1
Sentences are constructed in a way that messages are communicated
effectively. In sentence construction, there are two kinds of word order:
normal and inverted word orders.
Normal word order is when the subject comes before the verb.
Examples:
Grendel attacks mead-hall.
In this example, the statement is clear because the order of the words
makes sense. The subject (Grendel’s mother) is followed by the verb.
(attacks.)
I have never seen such a horrid personality.
The six hundred rode into the valley of Death.
Inverted word order is when the subject comes after the verb, in between
verb parts, or sometimes, not present at all.
Examples:
Attacks mead-hall Grendel.
In this sentence, the verb precedes the subject, making the statement
unclear.
Never have I seen such a horrid personality.
Into the valley of Death rode the six hundred.
Inversion is changing the normal word order. This is often done for
emphasis.
• Inversion after “so”, such “as”

• Inversion after adjectives and participles.

• Inversion after adverbial modifiers of place.

• Inversion after prepositions.

• Inversion in negative constructions.

2
Inversion after “so”, “such”, “as”

Examples:
The wind blew so strong last night that the roof was peeled from
our house.
So strong did the wind blow last night that the roof was peeled from
our house.
Annalisa felt a rush of joy when her father arrived that she screamed
his name.
Such a rush of joy was felt by Annalisa when her father arrived that
she screamed his name.

Inversion after Adjectives and Participles


Examples

The women who bear children Brave are the women who bear
are brave. children.

The children were scared. Scared were the children.

Inversion after adverbial modifiers of place and time

Examples

A loud noise was heard by Lisa in the middle of the night.

In the middle of the night was a loud noise heard by Lisa.

The man hid behind the tree.

Behind the tree hid the man.

3
Inversion after prepositions
Examples:

The house went up in Up in smokes went the


smokes house.
A few people came out Out came a few people
unscathed. unscathed.

Inversion in negative constructions


Inverted negative constructions are used for emphasis. It begins with
negative adverbs and adverbial phrases.

Never Not until On no account

Never before No sooner Under no


circumstances

Not only but also At no time Rarely

Scarcely Seldom Only when

Little Hardly Only then

Examples
She can never know about this.

Under no circumstances can she know about this.

We did not know what Chris was about to do.

Little did we know what Chris was about to.

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