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Inversion
The document provides examples of sentences rewritten using inversion to add emphasis. It shows sentences in their original form and then restructured using inversion to move adverbs like "not until", "rarely", "hardly", etc. to the beginning of the sentence for added emphasis. Examples demonstrate inverting phrases with "not only...but also", "no sooner...than", and placing adverbs like "only" before the main clause. The purpose is to demonstrate how inversion can be used to change word order for emphasis.
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- 2. 1 Not until yearslater did I realize my mistake
- 3. 2 Never had weseen such magnificent scenery
- 4. 3 Not only didthey dislike her, but they also hated her family
- 5. 4 Only when wehad read his autobiography did we understand what he had really suffered
- 6. 5 Hardly had westarted to eat when we heard someone knocking at the door
- 7. 6 Rarely have Iread such a badly written novel.
- 8. 7 Not until thesun set did we put down our tools and rest
- 9. 8 Not only wasthe hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well
- 10. 9 Only when itwas unusually cold did they light the fire.
- 11. 10 No sooner hadhe gone to sleep than there was a knock on the door
- 12. 11 Only then didI realize the full scale of the disaster.
- 13. 12 Scarcely had Idestroyed the evidence when the police arrived
- 14. 13 Never has heregretted the decision he took on that day.
- 15. 14 Only when Ihad spoken to the manager was the problem sorted out
- 16. REWRITE THE SENTENCESUSING INVERSION
- 17. I havenever been so insulted in all my life. Never in all my life have I been so insulted.
- 18. It wasn’tuntil two hours later that the plane finally took off. Not until two hours later did the plane finally take off.
- 19. I haverarely seen such breathtaking countryside. Rarely have I seen such breathtaking countryside.
- 20. She wasnot only well dressed, but she was also beautiful. Not only was she well dressed, but she was also beautiful.
- 21. I hadhardly switched on my laptop when the battery ran out. Hardly had I switched on my laptop when the battery ran out.
- 22. We didn’trealize we had been robbed until we got home. Not until we got home did we realize (that) we had been robbed.
- 23. You canonly understand your own country when you go abroad. Only when you go abroad can you understand your own country.
- 24. As soonas we had found our seats the show started. No sooner had we found our seats than the show started.