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Emphasis Through Inversion

The document provides examples of how to make sentences more emphatic through inversion. It lists 12 sentences and suggests beginning each rewritten version with expressions in brackets to emphasize different parts of the sentence, such as the time, manner, or extent. The goal is to highlight important information and place unexpected elements at the beginning for stronger impact.

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Emphasis Through Inversion

The document provides examples of how to make sentences more emphatic through inversion. It lists 12 sentences and suggests beginning each rewritten version with expressions in brackets to emphasize different parts of the sentence, such as the time, manner, or extent. The goal is to highlight important information and place unexpected elements at the beginning for stronger impact.

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Emphasis through inversion

1) Rewrite the sentences to make them more emphatic, starting with the expressions

in brackets. Make any changes necessary.

1. They should not have been employed by the company at any time. > At no time …

2. I didn’t know how dangerous the expedition would be. > Little …

3. He arrived late and forgot to bring the tickets. > Not only …

4. We will not enter into correspondence with competitors under any circumstances. >

Under no circumstances …

5. The judges will not discuss their decision on any account. > On no account …

6. This slogan is witty and it is also original. > Not only …

7. I haven’t been so excited since winning the school poetry prize. > Not since …

8. You don’t often get the opportunity to visit such a remote place. > Rarely …

9. I refuse to go out wearing that! > No way …

10. I had just dropped off to sleep when there was a knock at the door. > No sooner …

than …

11. He didn’t say a word all evening. > Not a word …

12. We had only just arrived when we were besieged by reporters. > Hardly/Barely …

13. They are only now beginning to realise what a mistake they made. > Only now …

(From: Bell, Jan, et al. Advanced Expert CAE Coursebook. Pearson, 2008: 124.)

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