Which part of the sentence is moved to the beginning to create inversion?, the subject, the auxiliary verb, a negative / limiting adverbial phrase, In the sentence “Only after dancers started being taken to a special healing shrine did the epidemic finally come to a halt,” which word signals that the sentence will use inversion?, only, finally, after, halt, In “Never has it caused the strange behaviour…” which form of the verb do we use after the adverb never?, do / does / did + infinitive, auxiliary (have / has / had) + S + V3, subject + V2, In “Not until the 1950s was the theory disproved,” what happens to the standard word order?, stays the same, subject comes before the verb, verb (auxiliary) comes before the subject, Look at these pairs. Which one sounds more dramatic or emphatic?, The theory wasn't disproved until the 1950s., Not until the 1950s was the theory disproved., “No sooner had news of the killing started spreading than the police announced…”, which part shows that the second action follows immediately after the first?, sooner, had, than, After “no sooner”, which form do we use?, had + S + V3, was + subject + Ving, S + had + V3, Which sentence uses inversion correctly?, Only after she apologised she understood her mistake., Only after she apologised did she understand her mistake., Which adverbs or adverbial phrases from the examples DO NOT require inversion? (choose all that apply), lately, hardly ever, not until, no sooner, sometimes, only after, In “Nowhere else in the country will you get a better impression…”, which verb helps us create inversion?, get, will, nowhere, In “Only after an enquiry had been held were we able to grasp…” inversion comes in ... clause., the first, the second, In "Not only did he lie, but he also stole the money." inversion comes in ... clause., the first, the second, In "No sooner had we sat down than the lights went out." inversion comes in ... clause., the first, the second, In "Hardly had he arrived when the phone rang." inversion comes in ... clause., the first, the second, Can we say that “No sooner had he arrived than the phone rang.” and “Hardly had he arrived when the phone rang.” express the same meaning??, Yes, No, After noticing these patterns, how would you complete the rule? “We use inversion when a sentence begins with a ______ or ______ adverbial phrase.”, negative / limiting, time / place, And what happens to the verb? "We put the ________ before the _________.", subject / auxiliary, main verb / auxiliary, auxiliary / subject.

Inversion. CCQs

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