INVERSIONS

- I have never seen such an interesting movie. ( Active )

 Never before have I seen such an interesting movie. ( Inversion )
S + V (main) + Adv
Adv + Modal/Auxiliary Verb + S + V (main)

- Inversion with auxiliary.

Active: I have seen that guy once.
 Inversion: Once have I seen that guy.

- Inversion with negative auxiliary:

+ S + Aux + Main v + Negative Adv
 I have never been to Paris.
+ Negative Adv + Auxiliary + S + Main V
 Never have I been to Paris.

- With conditional clause

+ If/unless + S + V, + Clause
 Unless you help me, I will fail the exam.
+ Only if / only when + Clause + Aux + S +
 Only if you help me can I pass the exam.
 Only when you help me will I pass the exam.

- With adverbs of degree: beautifully, gracefully, nicely,…

Adverb of degree + auxiliary + S + Main V.
She sings beautifully when she is on stage.
Beautifully she sings when she is on stage.
- No, nothing - nor: No + clause + nor + V/Aux + S
No one can park here, nor can they stop here.
No one was here, nor were they at the station.
Nothing has been found, nor has any suspect.
- Not only, but also Not only + Aux + S + V, but + S + also + O
Not only did he do the exercise easily, but he also got good grades.
- Neither + Aux + S + V + nor do they
Neither can we do it nor do they.
- Hardly/Scarcely + had + S + PII + when + S + Ved
Scarcely had I come when he dropped the soup.
Hardly had she helped when I needed it.
Rarely had I realized everything when she proposed to me.
- No sooner + had + S + PII + than + S + Ved
No sooner had we finished the work than the lightings went out.
- Little / Rarely / Seldom + Aux + S + main V
Little did I know about the new computer.
Rarely did I go the cinema when I was in Singapore.
- Only + ( In (or other propositions) this place / Time phrase ) + Aux + S + main V
Only in November do I get to wear beautiful clothes.
Only at the top of the mountain can you see snowfall.
- So/Such + S + Adj + S + tobe
Such a muscular man he was.
So good of a drink it was that we had two shots.
- Adj + as + S + tobe
Strong as she is but she is still very kind.
Intelligent as he seems but he still failed the examination.