2.6. ERRORS IN INVERSION- INVERSION WITH ...RARELY, HARDLY, NEVER OR...

3.2.6. ERRORS IN INVERSION

- Inversion with ...rarely, hardly, never or little, much, nowhere, at no

time, under no circumstance ....

Ex. Little he knows about her.

A B C D

The correct answer is B (he knows => does he know)

- Inversion of some structures

+ so ... that

Ex. So beautiful the girl is that everyone likes her.

The correct answer is B (the girl is =>is the girl)

+ Not only ...but also

Ex. Not only she is intelligent but she is also hard-working.

AB CD The correct answer is B

(she is => is she)

+ It was not until ... that

Ex. Not umtil he came into the light I recognized him.

The correct answer is D (I recognized => did I recognize)

+ No sooner ...than , Hardly ...when Ex.

No sooner I had come home than it rained.

The correct answer is B (I had => Had I)

+ Inversion with Only (in, on, at, by, after, when...)

Ex. Only when he grew up he knew about the truth.

The correctanswer is C (he knew => did he know)

- Inversion in conditional sentences

Ex. Alex had asked, I would have been able to help.

The correct answer is A (Alex had asked => Had Alex asked)