Inversion
This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. If you are author or own the copyright of this book, please report to us by using this DMCA report form. Report DMCA
Overview
Download & View Inversion as PDF for free.
More details
- Words: 458
- Pages: 11
INVERSION
The idea of inversion is that the verb precedes the subject
Modal + S + V INVERSION
V
S
A. Inversion : Modal + S + V
1. Direct question e.g How much did you pay for it? QW
M
Do you like it? M
S
V
S
V
Compare with the Indirect question (Noun Clause). It takes a statement word order. ( S V) e.g. He asked me how much I paid for it. Sub. Conj
S V
I don’t know where he lives. Sub. Conj S
V
2. Negative adverbs beginning of a sentence. Hardly Scarcely Barely Never At no time Rarely/ seldom
I could hardly sleep last night. Hardly could I sleep last night. He has never seen such a beautiful woman. Never has he seen such a beautiful woman. Tom rarely talks about himself.
3. ONLY + Adverb/Adverb clause beginning of
a sentence (such as only after, only once, only until, only by, etc) e.g. I have seen it only once. Only once have I seen it. A person can become a success only by working hard. Only by working hard can a person become a success.
4. SO/NEITHER/NOR at the beginning of a sentence. e.g.
He is so handsome that a lot of girls admire him. So handsome is he that a lot of girls admire him. I like tea so does my brother.
I.
5. Omission “IF” in conditional sentences.
If you (should) go to the post office, please mail this letter. Should you go to the post office, please mail this letter. II. If she were rich, she would donate the money. Were she rich, she would donate the money. III. If he had parked the car there, it wouldn’t have been stolen. Had he parked his car there, it
6. After comparison. The inversion of a subject and a verb after a comparison is optional and it is rather formal structure. All options below are true e.g. Jane ate more pie than Sam. Jane ate more pie than Sam did. Jane ate more pie than did Sam.
7. After : Adverb of place that begins a sentence with a noun subject. e.g. The three boys sat under the tree. Under the three sat the three boys. V S
8. After an Intransitive verb beginning a sentence.
e.g. The robot comes here. Here comes the robot. V S
9. To put a stress, it is possible that a passive verb is split and the main verb begins the sentence.
e.g. Several small kids were held as hostages. Held as hostages were several small kids. His shoes were discovered at the back of the room. Discovered at the back of the room
The idea of inversion is that the verb precedes the subject
Modal + S + V INVERSION
V
S
A. Inversion : Modal + S + V
1. Direct question e.g How much did you pay for it? QW
M
Do you like it? M
S
V
S
V
Compare with the Indirect question (Noun Clause). It takes a statement word order. ( S V) e.g. He asked me how much I paid for it. Sub. Conj
S V
I don’t know where he lives. Sub. Conj S
V
2. Negative adverbs beginning of a sentence. Hardly Scarcely Barely Never At no time Rarely/ seldom
I could hardly sleep last night. Hardly could I sleep last night. He has never seen such a beautiful woman. Never has he seen such a beautiful woman. Tom rarely talks about himself.
3. ONLY + Adverb/Adverb clause beginning of
a sentence (such as only after, only once, only until, only by, etc) e.g. I have seen it only once. Only once have I seen it. A person can become a success only by working hard. Only by working hard can a person become a success.
4. SO/NEITHER/NOR at the beginning of a sentence. e.g.
He is so handsome that a lot of girls admire him. So handsome is he that a lot of girls admire him. I like tea so does my brother.
I.
5. Omission “IF” in conditional sentences.
If you (should) go to the post office, please mail this letter. Should you go to the post office, please mail this letter. II. If she were rich, she would donate the money. Were she rich, she would donate the money. III. If he had parked the car there, it wouldn’t have been stolen. Had he parked his car there, it
6. After comparison. The inversion of a subject and a verb after a comparison is optional and it is rather formal structure. All options below are true e.g. Jane ate more pie than Sam. Jane ate more pie than Sam did. Jane ate more pie than did Sam.
7. After : Adverb of place that begins a sentence with a noun subject. e.g. The three boys sat under the tree. Under the three sat the three boys. V S
8. After an Intransitive verb beginning a sentence.
e.g. The robot comes here. Here comes the robot. V S
9. To put a stress, it is possible that a passive verb is split and the main verb begins the sentence.
e.g. Several small kids were held as hostages. Held as hostages were several small kids. His shoes were discovered at the back of the room. Discovered at the back of the room
Related Documents
Inversion
November 2019 29
Inversion
May 2020 19
Inversion
April 2020 17
Inversion
May 2020 23
Priorizacion Inversion
June 2020 16