Grammar

Grammar/Unit 9: Inversion

Vocabulary

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Inversion

/in-vur-zhun/

"Switching S and V."

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Emphasis

/em-fuh-sis/

"Stress."

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Literary

/lit-uh-rer-ee/

"Book style."

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Dramatic

/druh-mat-ik/

"Exciting."

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Negative

/neg-uh-tiv/

"No words."

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Seldom

/sel-dum/

"Not often."

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Rarely

/rair-lee/

"Almost never."

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Hardly

/hard-lee/

"Barely."

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Scarcely

/skairs-lee/

"Hardly."

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Structure

/struk-chur/

"Form."

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Inversion means putting the Auxiliary Verb BEFORE the Subject (like a question) for emphasis. Used in formal/literary English.

Usage: After Negative Adverbs (Never, Seldom, Rarely, Hardly).

Normal: "I have never seen such a thing."
Inversion: "Never have I seen such a thing."
"Rarely do we see snow here."
"Hardly had I arrived when it rained."

Practice

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Never ___ seen this.

Rarely ___ go there.

Not only ___ beautiful, but she is smart.

Under no circumstances ___ touch this.

Hardly had I slept ___ the phone rang.

Little ___ he know.

Only later ___ understand.

Seldom ___ eat meat.

Used mostly in...

10.

Normal or Inverted: 'I never go.'

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