2. Never Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
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.
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!
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.
2. Negative adverbs or
adverb phrases at the
beginning of a sentence
You are tired —> Are you tired?
1. Questions
Inversions
3. Inversions
3. Instead of “if” in
conditionals
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.
4. Adverbial expression
of place at the beginning
On the table was all the money we had lost.
Round the corner came the knights.
5. After “so+adjective…
that”
So beautiful was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else.
So delicious was the food that we ate every last bite.
4. Reading: Having Kids
Rarely do we have much time to ourselves. So busy is our schedule that we just can’t find the time to get
out of the house. Not only do my husband and I both work full time, but we also have two small kids to
look after. Little did I know that my parents were planning a special surprise for me this weekend. Only
when I walked in the front door on Friday night did I discover what they had planned. No sooner had I
opened the door than they appeared with a bottle of wine and the news that they were taking the kids to the
local theme park for the weekend. Obviously the kids were ecstatic, not since they were four years old have
they been to the theme park and that was just for 1 day, now they were going for a whole weekend! So
grateful were we that we gave my mum and dad a massive hug. However, there had to be some ground
rules for the kids. We told them that under no circumstances should they annoy grandma and grandad
and on no account must they eat too many sweets before going on the roller coasters.
5. Your life doesn’t change when you have kids
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
6. Owning guns should be a human right
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
7. Life in the 20th Century was better
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
8. Renewable energies are overrated
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
9. There is no racism in our society anymore
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
10. The Earth is flat
INTRODUCTION:
Introduce the topic, mention
your point of view and the
opposite, so you can refute
it later.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Give arguments and
reasons supporting your
point of view.
CONCLUSION:
One sentence closure:
convince your reader!
Never
Rarely
Only then
Not only… but
No sooner
Only later
Nowhere
Little
In no way
On no account
