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Stenka25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Inversion
I find next sentence.
1. [Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.]
But there's a rule of inversion like the following.
2. [Little does he realize how important this meeting is.]
According to #2, Can we change the sentence #1 as following?
1-A [Hardly does a month go by without another factory closing down.]
And, if so, Can we also change the sentence #2 as following?
2-A [Little he realizes how important this meeting is.]
Thanks.
1. [Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.]
But there's a rule of inversion like the following.
2. [Little does he realize how important this meeting is.]
According to #2, Can we change the sentence #1 as following?
1-A [Hardly does a month go by without another factory closing down.]
And, if so, Can we also change the sentence #2 as following?
2-A [Little he realizes how important this meeting is.]
Thanks.
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They can't be treated equally!
The inversion rule doesn't apply when the initial negative modifies a noun, as in hardly a month. You could also say not a month, and the same idea would apply. These do not trigger inversion because hardly a and not a modify month, not the verb of the sentence.
Hardly a month went by without another factor
The inversion rule doesn't apply when the initial negative modifies a noun, as in hardly a month. You could also say not a month, and the same idea would apply. These do not trigger inversion because hardly a and not a modify month, not the verb of the sentence.
Hardly a month went by without another factor
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2. [Little does he realize how important this meeting is.]
According to #2, Can we change the sentence #1 as following?
1-A [Hardly does a month go by without another factory closing down.]
And, if so, Can we also change the sentence #2 as following? (No. Sentence 2 is correct.)
2-A [Little he realizes how important this mee
According to #2, Can we change the sentence #1 as following?
1-A [Hardly does a month go by without another factory closing down.]
And, if so, Can we also change the sentence #2 as following? (No. Sentence 2 is correct.)
2-A [Little he realizes how important this mee
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