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.
Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
Seldom has public borrowing been so high.
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.
We can use inversion with so, neither, nor to express agreement
True
I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
If you don't hurry, you will be late.
Should you not hurry, you will be late.
She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
We will only be able to accept your offer if we are offered free delivery (Only ...)
Only if we are offered free delivery will we be able to accept your offer.
We cannot use inversion after "so/such .. that"
False
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 seldom leave my house so early.
Seldom do I leave my house so early.
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.
We use inversion when we use 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 he did not study more, he wouldn't pass the exam.
Were he not to study more, he wouldn't pass the exam.
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.
With not until and only when, you have to be careful about which verb to invert.
TRUE
NOT UNTIL I had finished my HW was I allowed to go out.
ONLY WHEN I had finished my HW was I allowed to go out.
As soon as Patrick had finished the e-mail, he sent it.
No sooner had Patrick finished the e-mail than he sent it.
If our staff were better trained, we might make a larger profit.
Were our staff better trained, we might make a larger profit.
I did not know at all how things were going to turn out.
LITTLE DID I KNOW how things were going to turn out.
I did not hear that I got the job until the next. (Not until...)
Not until the next day did I hear that I got the job.