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Quỳnh Huỳnh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Inversion

Can we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb?
  

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nh Can we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb? Yes, we can. Ex You aren't drinking beer at the moment, are you?

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  • nh Can we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb?
  • Yes, we can.
  • Ex You aren't drinking beer at the moment, are you?
  • or Peter hates liars , doesn't he?
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Qu?nh Hu?nhCan we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb?
Yes, we can. Ex You aren't drinking beer at the moment, are you? or Peter hates liars, doesn't he?
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Qu?nh Hu?nh Can we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb?
Never have I seen such a beautiful sight.

Inversion is required when the utterance begins with a negative adverbial.
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Qu?nh Hu?nh Can we use inversion in a sentence with transitive verb?
You'll have to in a question.

Have you read that book?

Compare with the statement form: You have read that book.

CJ
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Drinking you beer aren't at the moment? : )

Why would we teach someone to say 'Never have I seen such a big pie coming towards my face!', ...because people don't talk that way.
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Nobody has suggested that we 'teach' sentences such as the one you suggest, though there is nothing wrong with it grammatically. However, inversion after negative adverbials is perfectly acceptable , if a little formal,
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LaboriousYes, we can. Ex You aren't drinking beer at the moment, are you? or Peter hates liars, doesn't he?
The main sentences are not examples of inversion. They are the regular SVO order. The tag question is in interrogative order.
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Or even this unusual pattern is heard (for emphasis).

Mom: Hitting your brother again, are you? I've told you not time after time not to do that. Go to your room.
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Thank you for all of your answers but I didn't mean to mention it in interrogative sentence. Can we use inversion in the sentence "The cat is chasing the mouse around the table"?
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Qu?nh Hu?nhThank you for all of your answers but I didn't mean to mention it in interrogative sentence. Can we use inversion in the sentence "The cat is chasing the mouse around the table"?
Inversion is used only in very a specific set of cases. Here is a good list with examples.
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AnonymousWhy would we teach someone to say 'Never have I seen such a big pie coming towards my face!', ...because people don't talk that way.
Because English is not just spoken. It is written as well. And writers do write that way.

Students who don't understand structures like "Never have I seen ..." when they read them in a book are puzzled by them
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