1. INVERSION Remember Use Inversion carefully, in formal writing, and in moderation! You should start the sentence with an inversion form – avoid using it in mid-sentence.

5. No sooner... Than Not only.. Under no circumstances On no account At no time In no way On no condition Not until etc

6. No sooner... Than Not only.. Under no circumstances On no account At no time In no way On no condition Not until etc Should... Were.... Had...

7. No sooner... Than Not only.. Under no circumstances On no account At no time In no way On no condition Not until etc Should... Were... Had... So+adj Such+noun

8. Your turn... The matter could be explained in no other way. In no other way could the matter be explained. We had hardly started when it began to rain. Hardly had we started when it began to rain. I have seldom heard such beautiful singing. Seldom have I heard such beautiful singing. I shall never forget your kindness. Never shall I forget your kindness. I saw only then the danger we were in. Only then did I see the danger we were in. We had no sooner left the house than it exploded. No sooner had we left the house than it exploded. He didn’t realise that he had lost the key till he got home. Not until he got home did he realise that he had lost the key. They not only robbed you, they smashed everything. Not only did they rob you, they smashed everything. If an emergency should arise, dial 999. Should an emergency arise, dial 999. If Rex were a little more hard working, he would not have failed. Were Rex a little more hard working, he would not have failed. If Mr.Chang had been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed. Had Mr Chang been kinder...., his business would not have collapsed.