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Mcgagliardi Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

INVERSION OF ORDER

hello,
Could you please tell me whether the INVERSION after FAR is correct? It sounds correct to me, but I couldn't find any grammar rule for it.

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Thanks for your help.
Carmen
  

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It is possible, but it sounds very literary or old-fashioned. Inversion in this sort of situation occurs nowadays only after negative or negative-like fronted adverbials: Never were we able to realize... Seldom were we able to realize....

— Mister Micawber

  • It is possible, but it sounds very literary or old-fashioned.
  • Inversion in this sort of situation occurs nowadays only after negative or negative-like fronted adverbials: Never were we able to realize...
  • Seldom were we able to realize....
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It is possible, but it sounds very literary or old-fashioned. Inversion in this sort of situation occurs nowadays only after negative or negative-like fronted adverbials:

Never were we able to realize...
Seldom were we able to realize....
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So, you would change it into common order? Thanks.

Carmen
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I would change it, yes.
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