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Inventions after negative expressions

The negative adverbial is placed first, an


auxiliary verb follows it and the subject of
the sentence come next. Inventions are
used when negative adverbs are placed at
the beginning of a sentence to give
emphasis to the foregrounded expressions.
- Formula
negative expression – aux verb – S
– verb – comp.
Ex: rarely has she came to school

Invertion : she has rarely came to


school

Inversions after only + time expression


Inventions are also used after only + time Inventions in place expression
expressions. Inventions are also used if the The subject and the verb something invert after
sentences begin with little, such, so, few but if ideas expression places. This can be happen
the expressions are followed by noun, no with single words expressing place, such as
here, there, or nowhere. The subject and verb
inversion is used Inventions can also be inverted after preposition phrases
- Ex : only at night does he work in the
shop expression places. It is important to understand
- Invertion : he does work in the shop that the subject and verb will invert after place
only at night expressions at the beginning of a sentence.
Ex : no invention
- Few help he has got from him neighbor

Inventions in conditional sentences


In certain conditional sentences, subjects and
verbs may also be inverted. This can be done if
the auxiliary verbs are should, were, and had.
The connector IF is omitted and change by
should, were or had depend on conditional
sentences.
Conditional with should
- If they should come at 9pm, he will join
.>should they come at 9pm, he will join
We only omitted the connector word IF and
inverted with the auxiliary verbs(should, were
and had)

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