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20-Emphatic Inversions Apuntes
20-Emphatic Inversions Apuntes
certain
nega,ve,
near-‐nega,ve
or
restric,ve
expressions
placed
at
the
beginning
of
the
sentence:
Barely/Hardly/Scarcely
had
she
finished
the
report
when
her
boss
asked
her
to
dra0
a
business
proposal.
No
sooner
had
they
reached
an
agreement
than
trouble
started.
Seldom
have
I
seen
such
a
charming
gentleman.
Li7le
does
he
know
about
his
son's
whereabouts.
In
vain
did
I
warn
them.
Under
no
circumstances
will
she
be
allowed
to
take
my
car.
At
no
=me
was
the
President
aware
of
what
was
happening.
Not
only
did
we
incur
losses,
but
also
our
reputa?on
was
ruined.
Only
then
did
we
realize
what
they
meant.
·∙
a"er
not
+
object
placed
at
the
beginning
of
a
sentence
Not
a
single
word
did
she
uAer.
·∙
a"er
so,
such,
to
such
a
degree
with
that
So
quickly
did
he
finish
his
work
that
he
was
given
a
bonus.
Such
a
long
holiday
did
he
take
that
he
forgot
how
to
do
his
job.
·∙
in
condi,onals
when
if
is
omi@ed
and
should,
were,
had
(Past
Perfect)
are
placed
at
the
beginning
of
the
sentence
Should
you
be
late,
what
excuse
will
you
come
up
with?
Had
she
been
invited,
she
would
have
come.
Were
she
here
now,
we
could
speak
to
her
about
it.
·∙
a"er
so,
neither/nor,
as
to
express
agreement
We
went
out
for
a
walk
and
so
did
my
neighbours.
'I
hate
horror
movies.'
'So
do
I.’
'I
don't
enjoy
romance
movies'.
'Neither
does
my
sister.’
His
teachers
loved
him,
as
did
his
classmates.
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