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Inversion Theory + Exercises

1. The document discusses various types of subject-verb inversions in English, including after negative adverbials, expressions like "hardly" and "scarcely", the word "only", expressions containing "no/not", the word "little", expressions with "so/such" and conditionals, and with the words "as" and "neither/nor". 2. Examples are provided to illustrate each type of inversion, such as "Rarely has the team given such a poor performance" and "No sooner had I finished my homework than my mother asked me to help her". 3. Guidance is given on forming each type of inversion, like inserting the subject before the auxiliary

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Inversion Theory + Exercises

1. The document discusses various types of subject-verb inversions in English, including after negative adverbials, expressions like "hardly" and "scarcely", the word "only", expressions containing "no/not", the word "little", expressions with "so/such" and conditionals, and with the words "as" and "neither/nor". 2. Examples are provided to illustrate each type of inversion, such as "Rarely has the team given such a poor performance" and "No sooner had I finished my homework than my mother asked me to help her". 3. Guidance is given on forming each type of inversion, like inserting the subject before the auxiliary

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A) Inversion after negative adverbials:

1. Cu adverbe de timp: never, rarely, seldom + Present Perfect / Past Perfect / Modals,
propoziţiile deseori conţin comparaţii.
Rarely can a minister have been faced with such a problem.
Seldom has the team given such a poor performance.
1. Tom never seems worried about his future.
Seem Never……does Tom seem ……………………. worried about his future.
2. I’ve never had such fun anywhere else.
Else Nowhere…else have I had ……………………such fun
3. The army marched forward into battle.
Marched Forward……marched the army ………………….. into battle.
4. It isn’t often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0⁰C.
Fall Seldom……do temperatures fall…………. below 0⁰C.!!!!!!greșit pe fișă
5. The restaurant rarely gets so crowded
Get Seldom………does the restaurant get……….. so crowded
2. Cu expresiile: hardly / scarcely, no sooner
Hardly/Scarcely/ Barely + Past Perfect + when + Past time
(cu inversiune)
No sooner + Past Perfect + than + Past time
(cu inversiune)
Hardly had I finished my homework when my mother asked me to help her.
1. He had just recovered from flu when he caught a bad cold.
Sooner No………………………………………………from flu …….. he caught a bad
cold.
2. She’d barely finished drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
Had Barely…………………………………drying her hair when her first guests
arrived.
3. They scarcely talk to each other any more.●●●●●●●●!!!!!!!!!!!
Do Scarcely……do they talk………………. each other any more.
4. She had just left when her boss asked to see her.
Sooner No………………………………………. boss asked to see her.
5. He had just entered when the telephone rang.
Sooner No…………………………………. the telephone rang.
6. I had only just got inside the hall when everyone started asking questions.
Hardly ……………………………
3. După only + o alta expresie temporală + Past simple
Only after posting the letter did I realize that I had forgotten to stick on a stamp.
1. He will only understand you if you speak French.
Will Only………………………………………..he understand you.
2. I realised who she was only after a few minutes.
Realise ! Only after a few minutes………………………………………she was.
3. He only asks to for help when he is really desperate.
Ask Only when he is really desperate………………………………..for help.
4. They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
Manage Only by shouting and waving their arms………………….to get our attention.
5. This is the only way that we can be sure we are right.
In Only………………………………………………….be sure that we are all right.
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4. După expresii care conţin no/not: on no account, at no time, in no way, on no condition, not
until, not only….but also
On no condition are they to open fire without a warning.
1. Brown bread is healthier and tastier than white bread.
Only Not…………………………………. than white bread, but it’s healthier too.
2. Edna won’t leave the house under any circumstances.
Will Under………………………………………….leave the house.
3. You must not miss the plane on any account.
No On……………………………………………the plane
4. Thailand is warmer and cheaper than England.
Only Not…………………………………………………than England, is cheaper too.
5. He didn’t thank me once for feeding his cat.
Once Not……………………………………………………… me for feeding his cat.

5. După little
Little does the government know what the results of the actions will be.
Lynne didn’t realize that her mother was so worried about her.
Realise Little……………………………… that her mother was so worried about her.
She didn’t know that her wish would come true.
Did Little………………………………. her wish would come true.
I didn’t expect that they would through a surprise party for my birthday.
Expect Little……………………………. that they would through a surprise party for
my birthday
He didn’t realise a surprise party is awaited him.
Know Little……………………………………………… a surprise party is awaited him.

6. Inversiuni cu so / such …that


1. So + adj./adverb + to be + that clause
So devastating were the floods that the area may never recover.
2. Such + be (so much/so great) + that clause

Such was the force of the wind that the trees were uprooted.

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7. Inversion with conditionals – if omitted
1) If you need a helping hand/If you should need a helping hand, please let me know.
Should you need a helping hand, please tell me.
2) If I were you, I would learn more at English.
Were I you, I would learn more at English.
3) If I had finished my homework, I would have watched a movie.
Had I finished my homework, I would have watched a movie.
If you’d paid on time, you wouldn’t have been cut off.
Paid Had……………………………………………, you wouldn’t have been cut off.
If I see him, I’ll give him your message.
Should I’ll give him your message…………………………………………….him.
If I were you, I would try calling her again.
You Were…………………………………………….. calling her again.
If I had left earlier, he would have been on time.
He Had………………………………………… have been on time.
8. Inversiune cu as
We were short of money, as were most of the people in the neighbourhood.
I thought, as did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over
Her parents and her friends warned her not to go alone.
As Her parents warned her not to go alone……………………………..friends.

9. Cu so, neither, nor


I don’t like meat, neither do I. (Regula: so, neither/nor + vb. auxiliary + subiect)

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