English Grammar (Advanced) - Inversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Not only do inverted sentences give your writing some style, they also get you higher points on the IELTS or TOEFL essay score.
In this video we look at another complex sentence structure that you can add to your toolbox for better English writing. In inverted clauses (such as the one above) the verb comes before the subject.
This structure is very formal and is not limited to clauses beginning with NOT ONLY. There are many examples of inversions, such as:
✔ Hardly had she arrived…
✔ Should you feel inclined to…
✔ Neither do you.
And many more.
There is a lot to take in in this lesson, but recognizing these structures will not only make your writing better, it will help your reading as well (notice that not only in the last sentence does not lead to an inversion-find out why in the video).
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Hardly (in the beginning) acting as an adverb!
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"Little did I work on the weekend" -> Is this full inversion or partial one?
"Here comes the bus" -> Is this full inversion or partial one?
Can you explain about the difference between full and partial inversion?
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Sir,would you kindly elaborate on why do you replased the verb "faced"in if-conditional sentance to infinitive in invert sentances?Thank you for this advance lecture
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I have a doubt. I used to be under the impression that we should not use modal verbs in if-clause, but when I heard your example with should in it, I have got a little confused.
Could you please share a video where I can get everything about conditionals?
There is a question in my mind
Q1 can we use inversion in subordinate clauses.
Original sentence:-
1) This is the time when my bike is there .
"Inversion" in subordinate clause like this:-
This is the time when "there" is my bike.
Q1) in Inverted Sentence :-
Is "THERE" word still adverb of place
Q1)sir this Inverted Subordinate Clause is correct or incorrect
If this is incorrect
Please tell me why it is wrong.
The sentence @14:20, the more connected one is, the more is one likely to find partners", please explain why it is inversed. Usually we don't inverse in such sentence. E.g. the more connected you are, the more likely you will find partners". Is the inversion only for when "one" is the subject?
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Whether comma can be used to seperate not only , but also
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I have a question can I use inversion for ielts writing task 1 and 2?
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can we use inversion for 'passive' structures ?
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"John speaks French, as does Kathy" Why do you use a comma after the main clause in this sentence if the second clause is an adverb clause?
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Thank you so much for your lesson. I have a question about the more... The more.. usage. The example you gave in the lesson about the more the more, if we don't make inversion in this sentence how we can say the clause? The more connected one is, the more likely found partners one is. Is this sentence true?
Thank you in advance.
Hi, Adam told that the inversion is to be in the second clause. I think its a rule.
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Hi Adam, what is the meaning of "not since before" world war II? Could you explain more and teach us how to use those phases "not since before" and "since before"?
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Hi, Adam! You said that "hardly" could be used as a quantifier as well, showing the amount " Hardly anyone came to the lecture", but you mentioned hardly later as being used for showing the amount, using inversion in that example. My question: when using "hardly" as a quantifier, showing the amount, is allowed to use inversion or not?
Do "IF criminals FACE more severe..." and "SHOULD criminals FACE more severe..." have the exactly same meaning in using the zero or first conditionals? That is to say, can I interchange "IF" and "SHOULD" in whatever clause in using the zero or first conditionals?
Is it correct to write "hardly did any students come to class"? The sample sentence @8:30 wasn't inversed like the others, I need some explanation.
"Be" meaning "whether" may not be so difficult for Portuguese speakers as we do use the verb to be in "whether" clauses.
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Dear Adam,
First of all, your videos are awesome, and the way you explain is really fantastic.
I have a small question concerning the conditional inversion;
If the tense used in the original sentence was the present perfect continuous, would the 'had/should/were' version be infinitive as well?
If physical education has been introduced to school curriculum, students' mental abilities as well as the physical ones would definitely improve.
Had physical education to introduce....? Or to be introduced?
Appreciated your response.
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I have a question regarding the conditionals , why did we say "Had criminals to face more severe punishments ..."
Shouldn't we say "Had criminals faced more severe punishments ..." ?
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First and foremest, thanks a zillion for such an informative video. I also wanted to ask why you didn't put comma befor "but" in this sentence?
'Given the current state of the economy, not only will GDP shrink this year but its recovery might....'
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Very good explanation, little did I know so many inversion and some of them has a similar meaning, On no account = under no circunstances, anyway congratulations
what about could have,should have, would have in inversion
Hello teacher, I have a question What does mean WWII?
hi!, thank you very much!, I have a question: "why on eart" is this expression used to do the inversion, or is it a embedded question?, Than you again. c:
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Can we invert MANY A TIME?
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Thank you very much for your useful video. Could you help explain the meaning of "Not since before..."?
Had I known him sufficiently well on this issue, i would have never invited him to the fancy dinner like that.
Hi, can I use inversion in the second part of a compound or complex sentence? I mean, is it okay to introduce negative adverbials in a compound sentence after a positive 1st part?
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Sir, thank you very much. I have a doubt. Can I say: "Then starts our school class."?
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Think it has to be written this way, only then does our school class start.
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"Paupers we are and paupers we remain" - is this an example of inversion? Why not "Paupers are we"? Is it because the repetitive structure sounds better?
Little do I know that we could use these kind of sentences before..
Correct??
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Concept has not been cleared so please give wide explanation ..I couldn't understand inversion like ' not until' and others ..
15:25 - It`s not high level English, it`s called - subjunctive mood.
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No where in Taiwan do the mountain look as beautiful as in Taroto Gorge.
Nowhere in Taiwan do the mountains look as beautiful as do those in Taroto Gorge. (or: ...does the mountain...the one in...)
I used to command these like nothing. I know the if -inversion. Nor, too.
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it is hard to use :(
Can't I say " The more is one connected, the more likely one is to find partners" ?
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No sooner had he opened the door THAN the cat ran out of the house. Is the use of than right?
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