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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Sentences that begins with a negative word.

Hi all,

Sometimes I see sentences like, "I think it's huge because never before have we had such access to that immediate information."

Is there any name for this structure? so I can google it and study? Or will you tell me any website that I can learn it?

Thank you,
m
  

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It's called inversion. That term applies to the word order, so googling for inversion will give you examples of forming questions, not just what you want. I have dealt with inversion caused by initial negative words in sentences CB

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  • It's called inversion.
  • That term applies to the word order, so googling for inversion will give you examples of forming questions, not just what you want.
  • I have dealt with inversion caused by initial negative words in sentences CB
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It's called inversion. That term applies to the word order, so googling for inversion will give you examples of forming questions, not just what you want. I have dealt with inversion caused by initial negative words in sentences

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Thank you for the info and the link, also for the reply on the other post!

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M
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