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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
I have divided inversion usage into two groups
I have divided inversion usage into two groups
1. When a verb phrase is inverted:
1) When a complement is fronted:
a. Easier for us to solve would be a problem calculus.
2) When a direction adverb or a place adverb is fronted:
b. To many men has come the realization that making the right decision is often difficult.
c. Under a tree was lying one of the biggest men I had ever seen.
d. After a conjunctive adverb must be a comma which precedes the second independent clause being connected.
e. To the servants were left the silver dog collars but not the dogs.
f. On the stairs had been left a pair of shoes.
3) In a structure consisting of 'first', 'next', 'now', or 'then' and 'come' and a subject:
g. First had come the Persians and then the Muslim Arabs.
2. When the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted:
1) when (a) negative word(s) is fronted:
h. Never have I dreamed of such a weird thing.
i. No sooner had he arrived home than the phone rang.
j. At no time would he admit that his team played badly.
k. In no way, shape of form, would I give succor to the enemy.
2) When the adverb 'only' is fronted:
l. Only on Sunday can I see my wife.
3) When 'so' or 'such' is fronted:
m. So little has the way of life altered here that it is easy to imagine yourself back in the 13th century.
4) When in a conditional sentence, 'if' is omitted:
n. Had the plane not been diverted, they would have arrived early.
The following examples are cases that a time adverb, a adverb of manner or a emphatic adverb is fronted
1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted is principle?
2) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether inversion occur when a subject is a pronoun.
o. Many a time have I seen it.
p. Well do i remember her phone number.
q. Bitterly did I regret the perverse, superstitious folly that had induced me to neglect so obvious a precaution.
r. Gladly would he now have consented to the terms.
s. With difficulty can I conceive of a mental condition in which.
In advance, thank you for your help^^
1. When a verb phrase is inverted:
1) When a complement is fronted:
a. Easier for us to solve would be a problem calculus.
2) When a direction adverb or a place adverb is fronted:
b. To many men has come the realization that making the right decision is often difficult.
c. Under a tree was lying one of the biggest men I had ever seen.
d. After a conjunctive adverb must be a comma which precedes the second independent clause being connected.
e. To the servants were left the silver dog collars but not the dogs.
f. On the stairs had been left a pair of shoes.
3) In a structure consisting of 'first', 'next', 'now', or 'then' and 'come' and a subject:
g. First had come the Persians and then the Muslim Arabs.
2. When the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted:
1) when (a) negative word(s) is fronted:
h. Never have I dreamed of such a weird thing.
i. No sooner had he arrived home than the phone rang.
j. At no time would he admit that his team played badly.
k. In no way, shape of form, would I give succor to the enemy.
2) When the adverb 'only' is fronted:
l. Only on Sunday can I see my wife.
3) When 'so' or 'such' is fronted:
m. So little has the way of life altered here that it is easy to imagine yourself back in the 13th century.
4) When in a conditional sentence, 'if' is omitted:
n. Had the plane not been diverted, they would have arrived early.
The following examples are cases that a time adverb, a adverb of manner or a emphatic adverb is fronted
1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted is principle?
2) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether inversion occur when a subject is a pronoun.
o. Many a time have I seen it.
p. Well do i remember her phone number.
q. Bitterly did I regret the perverse, superstitious folly that had induced me to neglect so obvious a precaution.
r. Gladly would he now have consented to the terms.
s. With difficulty can I conceive of a mental condition in which.
In advance, thank you for your help^^
Top answer
park sang joon 1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted is principle? This does not make sense as written, and unfortunately I cannot figure out what you are trying to ask. park sang joon 2) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether inversion occur when a subject is a pronoun.
- park sang joon 1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted is principle?
- This does not make sense as written, and unfortunately I cannot figure out what you are trying to ask.
- park sang joon 2) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether inversion occur when a subject is a pronoun.
- The subject is a pronoun in all your examples: o.
- Many a time have I seen it.
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park sang joon1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted is principle?This does not make sense as written, and unfortunately I cannot figure out what you are trying to ask.
park sang joon2) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether inversion occur when a subject is a pronoun.
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Thank you Mr.GPY for your another visit to one of my threads.
I have made another mistake ??
1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted, not a verb phrase?
I am asking about not my examples but common English.
I have made another mistake ??
1) In the cases like these, I'd like to know whether the verb 'be' or a auxiliary verb is inverted, not a verb phrase?
I am asking about not my examples but common English.
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Unfortunately I still cannot properly understand what you are asking. Inversion in these cases works in the same way as inversion in questions. For example, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv207.shtml. Is that what you want to
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My sincere helper Mr.GPY, sorry for my poor English??
I'd like to know when a certain word or phrase is fronted, what way a subject and a verb (phrase) is inverted in.
For example, when a complement is fronted, a subject and a verb phrase is inverted, but if a subject is a pronoun, the inversion don't happened.
We are taught ,in Korea, inversion of cases that a complemen
I'd like to know when a certain word or phrase is fronted, what way a subject and a verb (phrase) is inverted in.
For example, when a complement is fronted, a subject and a verb phrase is inverted, but if a subject is a pronoun, the inversion don't happened.
We are taught ,in Korea, inversion of cases that a complemen
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park sang joonbut if a subject is a pronoun, the inversion don't happened.I'm not sure that this is true. Do you have an actual example of such a case?
park sang joonIt is important to me whether only a auxiliary verb is inverted or all of the verb phrase is inverted when a certain word or phrase is fronted.As I menti
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Thank you for your continuous reply, Mr.GPY.
I'will collect and post some examples in an hour.
I'will collect and post some examples in an hour.
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I have made another mistake??
When a complement is fronted, that a verb phrase is inverted is right, but when a subject is a pronoun, a inversion is optional.
1) Unlucky is he who doesn't like his work.
2) Very grateful he was for my help.
However, if a direction adverb or a place adverb is fronted and a subject is a pronoun, the inversion don't occur.
In ad
When a complement is fronted, that a verb phrase is inverted is right, but when a subject is a pronoun, a inversion is optional.
1) Unlucky is he who doesn't like his work.
2) Very grateful he was for my help.
However, if a direction adverb or a place adverb is fronted and a subject is a pronoun, the inversion don't occur.
In ad
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park sang joonWhen a complement is fronted, that a verb phrase is inverted is right, but when a subject is a pronoun, a inversion is optional.1) Unlucky is he who doesn't like his work.2) Very grateful he was for my help.My feeling is that this difference is not specifically to do with pronouns, and that inversion here is not "optional" so much as influe
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Hello Mr.GPY; thank you for your continuous reply.
"My feeling is that this difference is not specifically to do with pronouns, and that inversion here is not "optional" so much as influenced by the content of the phrase"
You are right.
But, when a negate word is fronted, the inversion is always occur.
"My feeling is that this difference is not specifically to do with pronouns, and that inversion here is not "optional" so much as influenced by the content of the phrase"
You are right.
But, when a negate word is fronted, the inversion is always occur.
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park sang joona negate word"a negate word" is not right ("negate" is a verb). I think you mean "negative word"?
park sang joonBut, when a negate word is fronted, the inversion is always occur.I guess it depends on what you consider a "negative word", and on any other assumptions that you are making. For example, "unli
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