Subject-Verb Inversions - English Grammar Lesson

Have you already mastered inversions and question forms? Do you wonder why sometimes the auxiliary verb and the subject are switched places in a statement? Then join in this lesson to review the most common cases of inversions Hello, and welcome everyone. This is minoo at Anglo-Link Today we are going to look at inversions this is when you have to put the auxiliary verb before the subject I'm Sure, you're all very familiar with this type of structure in question forms for example What does tin need or how often has this happened before? However inversions are not just using questions. You may have heard sentences like Not only does Tim need money, but Moral support as well or Rarely has this happened before By the end of this lesson you will have a clear idea of different expressions and structures that require an inversion So when you're ready, let's stick it in versions invention means putting the verb before the subject Let's look at inversions in informal English The most common case of Inversion is in formulating questions For example here is a statement Oliver is looking for a new job To change this into a question you put the auxilary is Before the subject Oliver is oliver looking for a new job Another common case is after the expressions So neither or no to express that the same is true of someone or something else Let's look at the positive sentence for example Oliver is looking for a new job. How about Ellie? let's say that array is - or you can simply say Ellie - Or you can start with the world so and then use an inversion So is Ellie In a negative sentence we use neither or no So if our sentences oliver isn't looking for a new job. How about Ellie? you can say Eddie isn't either or simply Eddie neither Or you can start with neither or no and then invite Neither is le Noir is Ellie Now let's look at inversions in formal English other cases of Inversion are mainly found in formal English Certain expressions come to the beginning of the sentence for emphasis and are then followed by an inversion We can divide these expressions into five groups The first group is negative adverbial expressions and negative frequency adverbs for example under no Circumstances is a negative expression if you put that at the beginning of the sentence you need to switch the subject and the verb around Under no circumstances should we accept these times? Another negative expression in no way in no way could James have passed that test without cheating all at no time have we suspected foul play Not until I have spoken to everyone will I be able to make a decision? Little little did they know what their children had been up to Okay, let's look at some negative frequency adverbs seldom Seldom had fred met such an intriguing person Rarely rarely does Ana get involved in gossip never never has he felt so betrayed and Finally hardly ever hardly ever do they talk to their neighbors? Okay, let's look at the second group These are adverbial expressions beginning with only and not only for example Only when the plane had landed did Lisa manage to open her eyes? Only if they agree to these terms will we be able to work with them or start with not only Not only was it a long process, but it was also quite complicated All right, let the third group These are the words hardly Scarcely and no sooner and we use them when one action follows another immediately for example Hardly had I shut my eyes when my mobile phone rang or Scarcely had can left the building when the police arrived No sooner had we arrived than the mean was left So notice that the first action is always in the past perfect tense Hardly had I shot Scarcely had can left No sooner had we arrived and the second action is always in the past simple tense my mobile phone rang the police arrived the meal was left and also, noticed that as for linking expressions with hardly and scarcely we use when and With no sooner we use that Okay, let's look at the fourth Category in inversions in formal English and that is in conditional sentences when a word replaces it let's look at the first conditional sentence if You require any assistance or if you should require any assistance. I will be in my office Here the word should comes to the beginning of the sentence to replace it Should you require any assistance? I will be in my office let's look at the second conditional for example if we Renegotiated this deal. We would be more lenient than before as You know there is a formal way of saying this and that is if we were to renegotiate this deal we would be more lenient than before and It is the word where that comes to the beginning of the sentence and replaces it Where we to renegotiate this deal? We would be more lenient than before and finally in the third conditional if Jeremy had been truthful in the first place he would not have been punished so severely It's the auxiliary verb had that comes to the beginning of the sentence and replaces it Had Jeremy been truthful in the first place he would not have been punished so severely Now a small note about the second conditional note that if the verb in the if clause of a conditional to sentence is to be Where on its own is enough So for example if the conditional sentence is if you were my son I would encourage him to go to college you would simply put where at the beginning instead of it Where he my son, I would encourage him to go to college You don't need to say where he to be my son. I would encourage him to go to college and the final category is prepositions and adverbial expressions of place including here and there Just a quick note that after these you must use the main verb not the auxiliary verb so for example into the room came three nurses or over the table hung a huge chandelier Here is the report when goes your nephew okay, an important note about Inversions after prepositions and adverbs of place Make sure that you do not use an inversion if you have a pronoun for example into the room vacay Here it is There he goes, right Then let's finish with some exercise Rewrite the original sentence by starting with the highlighted word or words for example She'd never seen that painting me neither She'd never seen that painting neither my bad I Okay, let's get started number one. I don't get on with them my brother neither I don't get on with them neither That does my brother number two, I draw the sex specialist advice Peter to I'd rather seek specialist advice, so so with Peter Number three she didn't join the expedition Sara neither She didn't join the expedition no nor did sir number four Harry mustn't find out under any circumstances under no circumstances Must how we find out? Number five we can't watch television until the guests have left Not until the guests have left Can we watch television? Number six we only remembered her name after she had left only after she had left Did we remember her name? Number seven she was not only demanding, but also rude not only Not only was she demanding, but also rude Number eight I had hardly utter the word when he interrupted me hardly Hardly had, I uttered the word when he interrupted me Number nine as soon as the taxi stopped he jumped into it No, Suna No sooner at the she stopped then he jumped into it you Number 10 if you should need me call me on this number shit Should you need me call me on this number? Number 11 if we return this item would we get a refund when Where we to return this item would we get a refund? Number two are a tall Chimneys stood on the roof on the roof stood a tall chimney Number Thirteen there it goes your lovely cat then There goes your lovely cat Right that's the end of this lesson on inversions I hope you enjoyed it as you know you can now go to our website angling comm for more lessons and exercises Thank you for watching I look forward to seeing you in my next lesson Bye now

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Length: 14min 43sec (883 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 31 2017