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TwoClever/½ Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

inverted word order

Hi

Is anyone aware of a website that explains how and when to use inverted word order in details?

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Direct questions, sentences that start with a negative phrase or "only", and conditionals without "if" are the only cases that come to mind which trigger subject-verb inversion. I don't know of a specific website, but I'm sure a little Googling would reveal hundreds of possibilities. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Direct questions, sentences that start with a negative phrase or "only", and conditionals without "if" are the only cases that come to mind which trigger subject-verb inversion.
  • I don't know of a specific website, but I'm sure a little Googling would reveal hundreds of possibilities.
  • CJ
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Direct questions, sentences that start with a negative phrase or "only", and conditionals without "if" are the only cases that come to mind which trigger subject-verb inversion. I don't know of a specific website, but I'm sure a little Googling would reveal hundreds of possibilities.

CJ
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. direct question

negative adverbs that begin a sentence

comparison

adv place at the beginning of a sentence

omission if

expressions with'only' that begin a sentence

so, neithe, nor
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0Here's another case where, if not "inverted", then perhaps "backward", word order is used.02br
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00Normal word order: Subject, Verb, Place:02br
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00"The bus stops here."02br
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00Reverse word order: Place, Verb, Subject.02br
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00"Here comes the bus!"02br
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00"There goes your brother
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10But if it were just "Here comes" and "There goes" sentences where this occurs? 12br
10What about examples such as these:12br
10"Near the front entrance is a small bathroom."12br
10"Nestled in coves shores lie several small villages...." (This from an old TOEFL test.)12br
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