Inversions

Question 1

Which words occur in the first rule?

Answer 1

• never/ seldom, never before, rarely, little, nowhere/ at no time
• not only but also, on no account, under no circumstances
• no sooner… than, scarcely… when, hardly when

Question 2

How is the first rule inverted?

Answer 2

• You cannot find a better house anywhere
• > Nowhere can you find a better house
• He had no sooner turned on the Tv than the lights went out
• > No sooner had he turned on the Tv than the lights went out

Question 3

Which words occur in the second rule?

Answer 3

-only when, only if, only then, only today

Question 4

How is the second rule inverted?

Answer 4

• she drinks Cola only when she is thirsty
• > Only when/if she is thirsty does she drink Cola
• I understood only then how careless I had been
• > Only then/today did I understand, how careless I have been

Question 5

Which words occur in the third rule?

Answer 5

-so/such + adj

Question 6

How is the third rule inverted?

Answer 6

• The boy was so hungry that he ate 2 loans of bread
• > So hungry was the boy that he ate 2 loans of bread
• We had such a bad time that we will never forget
• > Such a bad time did we have that we will never forget

Question 7

Which words occur in the fourth rule?

Answer 7

• if conditionals
• Should I
• Were I
• Had I

Question 8

How is the fourth rule inverted?

Answer 8

• If you change your plans pls let me know
• > Should you change your plans pls let me know
• If she weren’t ill we would go on a trip to Europe
• > were she not ill we would go on a trip to Europe
• If she had taken my advice, he would not…
• > Had she taken my advice, he

Question 9

Which words occur in the fifth rule?

Answer 9

• neither/ so/ nor/ as

- >to express agreeing

Question 10

How is the fifth rule inverted?

Answer 10

• I like English-> So do I / I don’t /

- I don’t like English-> Neither do I/ Nor do I / I like English

Question 11

Which words occur in the sixth rule?

Answer 11

• prepositional phrases of location ( whole verb before subject=

Question 12

How is the sixth rule inverted?

Answer 12

• The teacher comes here
• > Here comes the teacher
• indefinte:
• here she comes
• The children sat on the grass
• > On the grass sat the children