True or false
We do not use inversion in question forms
False
He had never felt so confused.
Never had he felt so confused.
If Mike had known that she liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
Had Mike known that she liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
I seldom leave my house so early.
Seldom do I leave my house so early.
She has no idea what a surprise she's going to get. (Little ... know)
Little does she know what a surprise she's going to get.
Inversion with negative adverbials is used in informal language
False
I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
If I had been there, this problem wouldn't have happened.
Had I been there, this problem wouldn't have happened.
She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
He helped me to do my homework and prepare for the exam (Not only...)
Not only did he help me to do my homework, but he also helped me to prepare for the exam.
The goal of an inversion is to be...
dramatic! emphatic!
I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
Hardly had I begun to apologize when the door closed.
If we had arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
Had we arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
I arrived at the station. The train left
No sooner had I got to the station than the train left
We weren't told that we would need our passports. (At no time ...)
At no time were we told that we would need our passports.
In inversion we place a negative adverb at the beginning of the sentence
True
The shop can in no way be held responsible for costumers' lost property.
In no way can the shop be held responsible for costumers' lost property.
If she had known about your accident, she would have visited you in the hospital.
Had she known about your accident, she would have visited you in the hospital.
One rarely finds good service these days.
Rarely does one find good service these days.
They don't charge you as much for water anywhere else. (Nowhere else ...)
Nowhere else do they charge you as much for water.