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Inversion

Inversion. after negative adverbials. Use:. in formal language, for rhetorical effect FORM: the question form of the main verb A Aux S V O Never have I heard such a thing! (I have never heard such a thing!) S Aux A V O

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Inversion

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  1. Inversion after negative adverbials

  2. Use: • in formal language, for rhetorical effect FORM: the question form of the main verb A AuxSV O NeverhaveI heard such a thing! (I have never heard such a thing!) S Aux A V O Only laterdidIrealize what had happened. Littledidsheknow about the consequences.

  3. never, rarely, seldom These are most commonly used with: • present perfect or past perfect Seldomhas the team given a worseperformance. Rarelyhad I had so much responsibility. Neverhave I hearda weaker excuse! Sentences of this type often contain comparatives.

  4. hardly, barely, scarcely, no sooner • These refer to an event which quickly follows another in the past. • They are usually used with past perfect. Hardlyhad the train leftthe station, whenthere was an explosion. Scarcelyhad I entered the room whenthe phone rang. No soonerhad I reached the door thanI realised it was locked. • No soonercan be followed by pastsimpleas well. No soonerwas the team back on the pitch thanit started raining.

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