INVERSION IN ENGLISH

INVERSION
By : TRUNG TRUC
VOCABULARY
prefect:lớp trưởng frown :cau mày
eccentric : lập dị trespasser : ng. vi phạm
prosecute : truy tố howl :tru, hú
eerily : kỳ quái venture : liều
drastic :quyết liệt weird :số mệnh, h.bí
desolate : tiêu điều wizened : nhăn nheo
hobble :tập tễnh, ấp úng mutter : lẩm bẩm
INVERSION
ADVERB + AUXILIARY + S + ( V )….
Adverbs with a restrictive or negative sense
Hardly ever
Hardly …………………when
In (under) no circumstances
Neither (nor)
No sooner……….than
Not only
Not until
Nowhere

INVERSION
On no account
Only by
Only in this way
Only then (when)
Scarcely ever
Scarcely…………..when
Rarely
Seldom
So
Never ( at no time)
INVERSION
I haven’t got a ticket - Neither/Nor have I.
I had never before been asked to accept a bribe.
Never before had I been asked to accept a bribe.
They not only rob you, they smash everything too.
Not only do they rob you, they smash everything too.
He didn’t realize that he had lost it till he got home.
Not till he got home did he realize that he had lost it.
This switch must not be touched on any account.
On no account must this switch be touched.
He was able to make himself heard only by shouting.
Only by shouting was he able to make himself heard.

PRACTICE
Only by repairing bicycles can the old man earn money.
Only after she died did they realise that she had a lot of money.
No sooner had we got home than it started to rain.
Seldom does she come on time.
PRACTICE
1. On no account do they interchange goods.
2. Only when you tell the truth can you be released.
3. Never have I seen a ghost.
4. No sooner had he opened the door than a thief broke into.
PRACTICE
1. You are not allowed to open the door on any account when you are at home.
On no account are you allowed to open the door when you are at home.
2. The old man can earn money only by repairing bicycles.
Only by repairing bicycles can the old man earn money.
3. She didn’t realize that he had been married once till they got married.
Not till they got married did she realize that he had been married once.
4. She has never been to Vietnam.
Never has she been to Vietnam.
Inversion
A. In inversion, an adverb which has a negative meaning as well as certain other words are followed by the verb and the subjects (Adv +aux. +S + (V)).
1. Never again shall I listen to such people.
2. No sooner had I stepped out of the house than it began to rain.
3. Nowhere will you see such friendly people as you see here.
4. Seldom does he bother to show respect for his parents.
5. Pinned on the board was a notice requesting all prefects to attend meeting at five o`clock in the art room.
6. Under no circumstances will I set foot in that house again.
7. I didn`t stop in time, and neither did he.
8. Only by seeing the misery of the people will you understand the situation.
9. Frowning angrily at all those who passed him was that eccentric neighbour of mine, Mr Martin.
10. Only in France can you buy perfume like that.


PRACTICE
1. Only when he took off his sunglasses did I recognize that he was my schoolmate.
2. Seldom does he tell the truth. He tells lies only.
3.No sooner had I got on my motorbike than I realized that I had run out of petrol.( there was no petrol in it )
4. Nowhere in the world will you see beautiful places like in Vietnam.
PRACTICE
1. On no account are you allowed to open the door for a stranger.
2. No sooner had the class started than the power went out.
3. Only by looking into her eyes can you know the truth.
4. Seldom does my mother give me pocket money.
1. He should let you go to the party under no circumstances.
2. There has never before been so much talk on this matter.
3. I have never been treated in this manner in my whole life.
4. There was a notice posted in the area warning trespassers that they would be prosecuted.
5. You can get used to it only by constantly doing it.
6. It was my neighbour`s dog, Browine, howling eerily under the full moon.
7.The watch was stolen; not only that, the purse was gone too.
8.You will be able to see such fine vineyards nowhere but here.
9. They seldom think that they might be causing inconvenience to others by their thoughtlessness.
10.1 shall never venture into the world of business without seeking your help and advice.
11.They will be able to accept us into their world only by thinking of us as their equals.
12.He has begun to think hard about his future only recently.



13.He took such drastic measures to keep his children from evil that he ended up without their trust and affection.
14. I offered my congratulations to her; he did so,too.
15. She didn`t think that they would get into serious trouble; I didn`t think so, either.
17.They have been interested in acting only lately.
18.I will not speak to him under any conditions.
19.You will seldom come across such a weird, desolate place as this.
20. The wizened, old woman hobbled down the lane, shaking her fist in the air and muttering under her breath.
B.If the conditional sentences contain "were" "had" or "should", we can leave out the "if" by reversing the position of the verb and the subject:
If you should see pears at the market do buy some for me.
Should you see pears at the market, do buy some for me (likely type).


Should you see pears at the market, do buy some for me (likely type).
If it were not for the helmet, more motorcyclists would be killed.
Were it not for the helmet, more motorcyclists would be killed. (unlikely type)
If you had come earlier, we would have gone to the show together.
Had you come earlier, we would have gone to the show together. (impossible type)
Practice
Rewrite these conditional sentences, leaving out the word "if"
1. If the dress should not fit her, she can bring it back to the store.
2. What would you do if they were away?

3. If I had known that there would be such a long queue, I would not have come. ..
4. The police would not have caught the thieves if the public had not helped.
5. If you had not been so careless, we would not have been locked out.
6. Tell her that we will not go there if it should rain.
7. She would be well prepared if the same thing should happen again.
8. If he were to see this old photograph of mine, she would not know that it`s me.
9. If she should come while I`m away, please tell her to wait for me.
10.If they were to know the truth, they would not be so angry.
11.We would be most willing to help you if we had the time.
12. If the bicycle had been damaged, I would have had to pay for the repairs.
13.Give it to her if she should ask for it.
14.He would have been pleased if he had got what he wanted. 15.If I were to ask you, would you say yes? 16.If she had understood the lesson, she would not have asked you to explain it to her.
17.Please inform me if there should be any changes in the arrangements.
18.If he had seen us at the bus stop, he would have stopped and offered us a lift.
19.She said that she would have succeeded if she had been given a second chance.
20.They would have agreed to come if they had know that it was such a lovely place.


KEY TO PRACTICE
1. Under no circumstances should he let you go to the party.
2. Never before has there been so much talk on this matter.
3. Never in my whole life have I been treated in this manner.
4. Posted in the area was a notice warning trespassers that they would be prosecuted.
5. Only by constantly doing it can you get used to it.
6. Howling eerily under the full moon was my neighbour`s dog, Brownie.
7. Not only was the watch stolen, the purse was gone, too.
8 Nowhere but here will you be able to see such fine vineyards.
9. Seldom do they think that they might be causing inconvenience to others by their thoughtlessness.
10. Never shall I venture into the world of business without seeking your help and advice.

11. Only by thinking of us as their equals will they be able to accept us into their world.
12. Only recently has he begun to think hard about his future.
13. Such drastic measures did he take to keep his children from evil that he ended up without their trust and affection.
14. I offered my congratulations to her, and so did he.
15. She didn`t think that they would get into serious trouble, and neither did I.
16. Frightened out of his wits, the child ran yelling from the house.
17. Only lately have they been interested in acting.
18. Under no conditions will I speak to him.
19. Seldom will you come across such a weird, desolate place as this.
20. Shaking her fist in the air and muttering under her breath hobbled the wizened , old woman down the lane.
1.Should the dress not fit her, she can bring it back to the
store.
2.Were they away, what would you do?
3.Had I known that there would be such a long queue, I would not have come.
4.Had the public not helped, the police would not have caught the thieves.
5.Had you not been so careless, we would nut have been locked out.
6.Tell her that we will not go there, should it rain.
7.She would be well-prepared, were the same thing to happen again.
8.Were he to see this old photograph of mine, he would not know that it`s me.
9.Should she come while I’m away, please tell her to wait for me.
10. Were they to know the truth, they would not be so angry.
11. Had we the time, we would be most willing to help you.
12. Had the bicycle been damaged, I would have had to pay for the repairs.
13. Should she ask for it, give it to her.
14. Had he got what he wanted, he would have been pleased.
15. Were I to ask you, would you say yes?
16. Had she understood the lesson, she would not have asked you to explain it to her.
17. Should there be any changes in the arrangements, please inform me.
18. Had he seen us at the bus stop, he would have stopped and offered us a lift.
19. She said that she would have succeeded, had she been given a second chance.
20. They would have agreed to come, had they known that it was such a lovely place.