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Inversion - Part 2
Inversion - Part 2
E.g.:
No money shall I lend you from now on.
Not a word did she say to me.
1. INVERSION WITH negative adverbs:
Never, Rarely, Seldom, Little, Hardly
ever,.....
Only once:
Only once did I meet him.
Only later/then/(after + N):
Only later did he recognize her face.
Only then was I allowed to meet the author.
only in this/that way:
Only in this way, can we recover from the crisis.
1. INVERSION WITH “ONLY”
(cont.)
Only by + V_ing:
Only by studying harder can you pass the exam.
Only when+ clause:
Only when I took the test did I realize how little I knew
Only with+ N:
Only with a sharper knife, can you cut the meat.
Only if+ clause:
Only if he promised to help would she tell him where he had left
his keys.
Only in adverbs of time/place:
Only at night can you see the stars.
1. INVERSION WITH “NO PHRASES”
At no time:
At no time have I come there..
On no condition:
On no condition will I give you the password.
On no account + auxiliary+ S+ N:
On no account can you treat her badly like this.
Under/ in no circumstances:
In no circumstances will I leave you alone.
For no reason:
For no reason did he visit us.
In no way:
In no way can you refuse to answer my question.
1. INVERSION WITH TIME EXPRESSIONS
No sooner.......... than.....
Hardly/ Rarely/ Scarcely....... when/ before
No sooner had I came home than the rain down-
poured.
Type 3:
If clause = Had + S + PII: