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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Inversion

I have to rewrite this sentence and I don't know how,

I need help!

He forgot about the gun until he got home.

Not until.......
  

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He forgot about the gun | until he got home. ^^^--------vvv He did not remember the gun | until he got home. ^^^ --->>>----->>>------vvv he did remember the gun | but not until he got home vvv - - < - - - < - - - - - < - - - ^^^ not until he got home | he did remember the gun vvv Not until he got home did he remember the run.

  • He forgot about the gun | until he got home.
  • ^^^--------vvv He did not remember the gun | until he got home.
  • ^^^ --->>>----->>>------vvv he did remember the gun | but not until he got home vvv - - < - - - < - - - - - < - - - ^^^ not until he got home | he did remember the gun vvv Not until he got home did he remember the run.
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He forgot about the gun | until he got home.
^^^--------vvv

He did not remember the gun | until he got home.
^^^

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