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Uni-hk Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Inversions
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How inversions can be used, except questions. Please, explain me with examples.
Thank you.
How inversions can be used, except questions. Please, explain me with examples.
Thank you.
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Beginning your sentence with certain words/expressions cause the inversion, that is, that the verb comes before the subject. See below: Not only have I done my homework, but I did the laundry as well. have I...
- Beginning your sentence with certain words/expressions cause the inversion, that is, that the verb comes before the subject.
- See below: Not only have I done my homework, but I did the laundry as well.
- have I...
- Never have I been so furious.
- Again, 'have I' instead of 'I have' because of 'Never' As you can see, the inversion is normally caused by words which are negative or restrictive, providing that you begin the sentence with that exact word.
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Beginning your sentence with certain words/expressions cause the inversion, that is, that the verb comes before the subject. See below:
Not only have I done my homework, but I did the laundry as well. Here, the 'not only' causes that 'have' comes before 'I': ..have I...
Never have I been so furious. Again, 'have I' instead of 'I have' because of 'Never'
As you can see,
Not only have I done my homework, but I did the laundry as well. Here, the 'not only' causes that 'have' comes before 'I': ..have I...
Never have I been so furious. Again, 'have I' instead of 'I have' because of 'Never'
As you can see,
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You've shown examples in the Perfect Tense, Can it be in Simple Tenses?
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Sure; you can say something like: not only am I handsome, but rich too*.
*I'm not describing myself
*I'm not describing myself
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