C1.2 That´s English Unit 6. MANNERS

👉 LESSON PLAN

ORAL MEDIATION

https://www.wisebread.com/12-lessons-in-manners-from-around-the-world

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 👉Language study: Inversion

In formal English, and in written language in particular, we use negative adverbials at the beginning of the sentence to make it more emphatic or dramatic.

The word order is inverted: the negative adverbial is placed first, an auxiliary verb follows it and the subject of the sentence comes next.

                          

When we use a negative adverb or adverb phrase at the beginning of the sentence.

Usually, we put the expression at the beginning of the sentence to emphasise what we're saying. It makes our sentence sound surprising or striking or unusual. It also sounds quite formal. If you don't want to give this impression, you can put the negative expression later in the sentence in the normal way:

• Seldom have I seen such beautiful work.
  ('Seldom' is at the beginning, so we use inversion. This sentence emphasizes what beautiful work it is.)
• I have seldom seen such beautiful work.
  ('Seldom' is in the normal place, so we don't use inversion. This is a normal sentence with no special emphasis.)

Here are some negative adverbs and adverb phrases that we often use with inversion:

Hardly	Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.
Never	Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
Seldom	Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.
Rarely	Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.
Only then	Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.
Not only ... but	Not only does he love chocolate and sweets but he also smokes.
No sooner	No sooner had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell.
Scarcely	Scarcely had I got off the bus when it crashed into the back of a car.
Only later	Only later did she really think about the situation.
Nowhere	Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.
Little	Little did he know!
Only in this way	Only in this way could John earn enough money to survive.
In no way	In no way do I agree with what you're saying.
On no account	On no account should you do anything without asking me first.

In the following expressions, the inversion comes in the second part of the sentence:

Not until	Not until I saw John with my own eyes did I really believe he was safe.
Not since	Not since Lucy left college had she had such a wonderful time.
Only after	Only after I'd seen her flat did I understand why she wanted to live there.
Only when	Only when we'd all arrived home did I feel calm.
Only by	Only by working extremely hard could we afford to eat.

We only use inversion when the adverb modifies the whole phrase and not when it modifies the noun: Hardly anyone passed the exam. (No inversion.)

PRACTICE

Find the Mistake – Inversion. Answers

 1Never have I visited a city as fascinating as Tokyo.

2 Rarely do people disconnect from their phones during holidays.

3 Only after the exam finished did the students realise how difficult it had been.

4 Under no circumstances should employees share confidential information.

5 Not until I watched the documentary did I realise how serious climate change was.

6 Little did she know that her video would become viral overnight.

7  Hardly ever do people drink enough water during the day.

8 Only when we arrived at the airport did we discover our flight had been cancelled.

9  Seldom do we find restaurants that serve such authentic food.

10 Never in my life have I depended so much on technology.

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👉 PAGES 76-77, 146 WRITE AN ARTICLE: DEADLINE 6th APRIL

• Include an inversion 

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👉EXAM PRACTICE, WITH KEY

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