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1 Inversion: If Negative Inversion “so” “such “than” Adverbial Phrase Inversion Word Order Inversion

2 IF INVERSION: Present real: should o S hould you see Paul,please tell him I am here. o So So So Should Amy come early, please tell her to wait for me. oSoSoSoShould you decide to come, please telephone.

3 Present Unreal: were were toVbase were Ving  Were I you,I would see a doctor.  Were the trees not doing photosynthesis,they wouldn’t be green.  Were you to move your chair a bit,I could also sit down.

4 Past Unreal: had Had he understood the problem, he wouldn't have made those mistakes. Had I known he was in trouble,ı would’t have thought twice to help him.

5 Negative inversion Never will I do that again! Rarely have I eaten better food. Hardly ever does he come to class on time. Not until a frog develops lungs does it leave the water and live on the land. Not only was Mary Ann Shadd famous for helping escaped slaves, she was also the first African Canadian woman to establish a newspaper. Hardly ever have there been so many choices for young people entering the work force as there are today. [

6 Not only do I enjoy classical music, but I also have a season ticket to the symphony. Seldom has the boss been so upset! Never have I been more insulted! Seldom has he seen anything stranger. Scarcely had I got out of bed when the doorbell rang. No sooner had he finished dinner, when she walked in the door.

7 Only after understanding the situation does the teacher make a comment. Little did he understand the situation. Little have I read concerning nanotechnology. Not even once have I told a lie.

8 So strange was the situation that I couldn't sleep. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare. So strange was the situation that I couldn't sleep. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare. Such was the moment that all people cried. Such was the moment that all people cried. So high is Mount Everest that climbers can take only a couple of steps per minute as they near the summit. So high is Mount Everest that climbers can take only a couple of steps per minute as they near the summit. Da Vinci was more versatile than were many Renaissance artists. Da Vinci was more versatile than were many Renaissance artists. So strange was the situation that I couldn't sleep. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare So strange was the situation that I couldn't sleep. So difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare “ SO” “ SUCH” “THAN”

9 WORD ORDER INVERSION : 1-SVO OSV Nobody can sing that song. That song nobody can sing. 2-S be C C be S Tom was there to help me. There to help me was Tom. 3-S be V3 V3 be S Attached is a swatch of fabric I would like to order. Attached are two copies of the newsletter

10 Off the coast of North Carolina lie the Barrier Islands, a popular summer resort area. Over the trees rose the sun. Near the window were some flowers. Down the street lived the man and his wife without anyone suspecting that they were really spies for a foreign power.

11 Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here Here comes the sun, here comes the sun and I say it's all right Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes... Sun, sun, sun, here it comes HERE COMES THE SUN

12 In a cavern, in a canyon Excavating for a mine Lived a miner, forty-niner And his daughter, Clementine In a cavern, in a canyon Excavating for a mine Lived a miner, forty-niner And his daughter, Clementine Oh, my darling, oh, my darling Oh, my darling Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine Oh, my darling, oh, my darling Oh, my darling Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine Light she was and like a fairy And her shoes were number nine Herring boxes without topses Sandals were for Clementine Light she was and like a fairy And her shoes were number nine Herring boxes without topses Sandals were for Clementine Down went the flag Down went the flag There comes my best friend. There comes my best friend. Up went the rocket. Up went the rocket. Here comes Sezen Aksu! Here comes Sezen Aksu! Off we go! Goodbye and good luck!


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