Inversion
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Εκτός από τις ερωτήσεις, χρησιμοποιούμε Inversion όταν θέλουμε να
χρησιμοποιήσουμε negative adverbs ή adverb phrases στην αρχή της πρότασης.
Usually, we put the expression at the beginning of the sentence to emphasise what
we're saying. It makes our sentence sound surprising or striking or unusual. It also
sounds quite formal. If you don't want to give this impression, you can put the negative
expression later in the sentence in the normal way:
Seldom have I seen such beautiful work.
('Seldom' is at the beginning, so we use inversion. This sentence emphasizes what
beautiful work it is.)
I have seldom seen such beautiful work.
('Seldom' is in the normal place, so we don't use inversion. This is a normal sentence with
no special emphasis.)
Here are some negative adverbs and adverb phrases that we often use with
inversion:
Hardly Hardly had I begun to speak when I was interrupted.
Never Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
Seldom Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.
Rarely Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.
Only then Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.
Not only ... but Not only does he love chocolate and sweets but he also smokes.
No sooner No sooner had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell.
Scarcely had I got off the bus when it crashed into the back of a
Scarcely
car.
Only later Only later did she really think about the situation.
Nowhere Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.
Little Little did he know!
Only in this way Only in this way could John earn enough money to survive.
In no way In no way do I agree with what you're saying.
On no account On no account should you do anything without asking me first.
Αντί για το if σε υποθετικό λόγο με “had”, “were”, “should”
Normal conditional: If I had been there, this problem wouldn't have happened.
Conditional with inversion: Had I been there, this problem wouldn't have happened.
Normal conditional: If we had arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
Conditional with inversion: Had we arrived sooner, we could have prevented this
tragedy!
Were I you, I wouldn’t do it. (= if I were you, I wouldn’t do it)
Should he decide to come, please telephone. (= if he decides to come, please telephone)
Μετά το “so + adjective…….that”
So beautiful was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else. (Normal sentence: the
girl was so beautiful that nobody could talk of anything else.)
So delicious was the food that we ate every last bite. (Normal sentence: the food was so
delicious that we ate every last bite.)
Μετά το “here” and “there”.
Here comes the bus!
Here’s your coffee.
I opened the door and there stood Michael, all covered in mud.
She looked out and there was Pamela, walking along arm in arm with Goldie.
Το “should” εδώ δεν έχει καμία σχέση με το “should” το βοηθητικό ρήμα που
χρησιμοποιείται για να δώσουμε συμβουλή. Το conditional should επίσης δεν θέλει -s
ακόμα κι αν έχουμε τρίτο πρόσωπο, αλλά την βασική μορφή του ρήματος και το
συναντάμε συνήθως στο πρώτο είδος υποθετικού λόγου. Είναι formal expression και
το συναντάμε συχνότερα σε οδηγίες, κανονισμούς, ταμπέλες, ή νομικά έγγραφα.
Should anything happen, call this number.
Should the computer lock you out, try resetting the password.
Should you fail to comply with these regulations, you will be banned from
the organization.
Should you have any queries, contact us on the above address.
