INVERSION: When you begin a sentence with a

NEGATOR or a RESTRICTIVE you must have an

inversion between verb and subject (as if you were
asking a question ).This is a feature of the written
language and is used for EMPHASIS.

- when we say that one thing happened immediately

after another: hardly/scarcely followed by when
eg. Hardly/scarcely had I arrived when he left.

- no sooner followed by than

eg. No sooner had we started lunch than the doorbell
rang.
 Examples:
1)At no time was she aware of what was
happening.
2)Under no circumstances can this
money be refunded.
3)On no account are visitors allowed to
feed the animals.
4)In no way can Peter be held
responsible.
1) She never subscribes to that magazine.
Never......................................................
2)He only understood the film when it reached the end.
Only.............................................................................
3)Paul has hardly seen Mary this week.
Hardly...............................................
4)They miss little of the sports page.
Little............................................
5)She will rarely read the editorials.
Rarely...........................................
6)She not only passed the exam but she also got distinction.
Not only..............................................................................
7) Paul hasn’t understood the problem. Mary hasn’t
either.
Neither............................................................................
8)She arrived as soon as he left.
No sooner.............................
9)Mary doesn’t read magazines under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances.................................................
10)I can only relax after I have vad a drink.
Only after..............................................
11)He didn’t realise the damage until he saw it in daylight.
Not until........................................................................
12)You can’t see such large forests anywhere else.
Nowhere else..................................................

NOTE: only / not until and not even introduce adverbial clauses ,
and the inversion comes in the second part of the sentence.
Key:
1)Never does she subscribe to that magazine.
2)Only when the film reached the end did he understand it.
3)Hardly has Paul seen Mary this week.
4)Little do they miss of the sports page.
5)Rarely will she read the editorials.
6)Not only did she pass the exam but she also got
distinction.
7)Neither has Paul nor has Mary undestood the problem.
8)No sooner did she arrive than he left.
9)Under no circumstances does Mary read magazines.
10)Only after I have had a drink can I relax.
11)Not until he saw the damage in daylight did he realise
it.
12)Nowhere else can you see such large forests.