Inversion after a frequency adverb

Hi,
We might use inversion in this case to emphasize the fact that John rarely, if ever, utters a word.
Apparently, he cannot overcome his shyness, and therefore hardly talks to the speaker.
Inversion is often used for emphasis although it is becoming dated nowadays.

Regards

Hi Regards.
Thanks for your input, but it seems, you are not familiar with the structure either.
It is not a matter of emphasis, the other version is wrong. saying very rarely he speaks is not erroneous. After certain adverbs, inversion MUST occur, and the other way is wrong. there are similar structures like no sooner, hardly, scarcely

Ex. No sooner/hardly/scarcely

Hi,
You do not have to agree with me. However, you should be acutely aware of the language you use
when you respond; it may cause offence to some people. You cannot criticize respondents when you
do not know the answer to your own question. Last but not least, we can say "He rarely talks to me"
or "He talks to me very rarely". We are not obligated to use inversion her

hrsaneiWhy do we use inversion in the following sentence? A. John is so shy. B. I know. Very rarely does he speak to me.

It is obligatory in English grammar to invert the subject and the first verb in certain circumstances. These are all cases where the predicate is negated, either totally or partially, with words like no, not, never, hardly, rarely,

can someone help me?

i'm studying english but i can´t understand this topic,

my teacher told me to Invert this examples:

-Linda never makes it on time for class

-Sometimes last week students forgot doing homework

-I will often visit my friend when going to their city

literally i don´t understand ANYTHING, i know how to invert the but also, either or, and nei