Hi An inverted sentence is where a person (or thing) is mentioned only after the word that says what they are doing In the examples you give, the third one is inverted; - At the back of the theatre sat the director The director isn't mentioned until after we know what they are doing (they are sitting). That means that the sentence is inverted It's OK in English and your example is good Dave
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