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What is the structure of Negative Inversion?
Negative adverb + auxiliary + ヅ + verb
Why do we use the Negative Inversion
To place (put) emphasis on the negative (part of the sentence)
Name at least 5 negative adverbs we use with negative inversions
Never
Rarely
Little
Hardly ever
Seldom
In no way
On no account
What is the name of the historical figure I showed in class to introduce the negative inversion
Winston Churchill
Choose the sentence that is NOT using negative inversion correctly:
A) Never have I seen such a strange situation before.
B) Rarely do they arrive on time for class.
C) Seldom she visits her grandparents on weekends.
C) Seldom she visits her grandparents on weekends.
Choose the sentence that is NOT using negative inversion correctly:
A) Hardly ever they speak in English during class.
B) Little did he know about the surprise.
C) Rarely have I felt so nervous before.
A) Hardly ever they speak in English during class.
Choose the sentence that is NOT using negative inversion correctly:
A) On no account must you touch that equipment.
B) Rarely she understands the instructions clearly.
C) Little did they expect such a result.
B) Rarely she understands the instructions clearly.
Choose the sentence that is NOT using negative inversion correctly:
A) Seldom do we see such talent at this age.
B) In no way this can be the right answer.
C) Never have they visited that museum.
B) In no way this can be the right answer.
identify the mistake and fix the sentence
Never I have seen such a difficult exam.
Never have I seen such a difficult exam.
Identify the mistake and fix the sentence.
Seldom we see students so motivated.
Seldom do we see students so motivated.
Identify the mistake and fix the sentence.
Little did she understood the instructions clearly.
Little did she understand the instructions clearly.
Identify the mistake and fix the sentence.
Hardly ever do they goes to the library after school.
Hardly ever do they go to the library after school.
You have 10 seconds to put the sentence in order:
you / must / account / on / no / leave / the / building
On no account must you leave the building.
You have 10 seconds to put the words in order:
experienced / this / never / anything / like / I / have
Never have I experienced anything like this.
Identify the mistake and fix the sentence
complete / task / ever / hardly / students / time / on / do / the
Hardly ever do students complete the task on time.
Identify the error and fix the mistake
accurate / considered / no / can / in / result / way / be / this
In no way can this result be considered accurate.
Rewrite the sentence using the negative inversion:
She didn’t realize how important the project was. (Little)
Little did she realize how important the project was.
Rewrite the sentence using the negative inversion:
We have seldom experienced such fast internet at school. (Seldom)
Seldom have we experienced such fast internet at school.
Rewrite the sentence using the negative inversion:
They hardly ever submit their homework on time. (Hardly ever)
Hardly ever do they submit their homework on time.
Rewrite the sentence using the negative inversion:
You must not share your password under any circumstances. (On no account)
On no account must you share your password.