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Eladio Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Have I felt or I have felt?
Please, help me with these two questions:
First: I've heard the following expression:
Never in all my life have I felt so humiliated!
Is it not supposed that the speaker should have said (following the correct word order in a sentence):
Never in all my life I have felt so humiliated!
Second: Could you, please, friends from EnglishForward explain me the grammar of the following sentence I have listen: "I sure wish I felt better" It's difficult to me to understand the verb structure of the sentence.
And thank you in advance!
Eladio
First: I've heard the following expression:
Never in all my life have I felt so humiliated!
Is it not supposed that the speaker should have said (following the correct word order in a sentence):
Never in all my life I have felt so humiliated!
Second: Could you, please, friends from EnglishForward explain me the grammar of the following sentence I have listen: "I sure wish I felt better" It's difficult to me to understand the verb structure of the sentence.
And thank you in advance!
Eladio
Top answer
Hi Eladio, The first one is a classic case of inversion. It's usually used with words like hardly, never, or little. g.
- Hi Eladio, The first one is a classic case of inversion.
- It's usually used with words like hardly, never, or little.
- g.
- Little did I know how silly I was.
- Never before have I seen him like this.
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Hi Eladio,
The first one is a classic case of inversion. It's usually used with words like hardly, never, or little.
e.g. Little did I know how silly I was.
Never before have I seen him like this.
Hardly had I fallen asleep when the alarm clock started buzzing.
The first one is a classic case of inversion. It's usually used with words like hardly, never, or little.
e.g. Little did I know how silly I was.
Never before have I seen him like this.
Hardly had I fallen asleep when the alarm clock started buzzing.
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For your second question,
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Eladio,
When a negative adverbial occurs at the beginning, the subject and verb are inverted. This is very consistently followed. If you don't use the inverted structure, it will sound strange to a native speaker.
Never have I felt so good. / I have never felt so good.
At no location was a clue found. / No clue was found at any location.
Under no circumstances shou
When a negative adverbial occurs at the beginning, the subject and verb are inverted. This is very consistently followed. If you don't use the inverted structure, it will sound strange to a native speaker.
Never have I felt so good. / I have never felt so good.
At no location was a clue found. / No clue was found at any location.
Under no circumstances shou
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