湖南省蓝山二中 2014 年高中英语 Unit3 Grammar and Usage 学案 2 牛津译林版选修 8◆ I am doing my homework.What are you doing?In the above sentences, the second sentence of each pair is a question. The order of the words in the sentences has been changed. This is called inversion. When we use inversion, we put the predicate or part of it before the subject, so the predicate is emphasized instead of the subject. Inversion can be used in many cases besides in a question.2. The other cases where inversion can be used are as follows.When the sentence begins with a negative word or a negative phrase such as neither, nor, never, not, at no time, seldom, hardly. Please change the following sentences into inversion1) I can’t swim; he can’t swim eitherI can’t swim; neither can he.2) I shall never forget the day when I met Mr Wang in the countryside. Never shall I forget the day when I met Mr Wang in the countryside.3) Smoking is at no time permitted in the meeting roomAt no time is smoking permitted in the meeting room.4) He had hardly got into the room when the telephone rang.Hardly had he got into the room when the telephone rang.When the sentence begins with only and so/such1) You will be able to master the language only by practising a few hours every day.Only by practising a few hours every day, will you be able to master the language.2) She is so beautiful that we all like her.So beautiful is she that we all like her.3) She is such a beautiful girl that we all like her.Such a beautiful girl is she that we all like her.Note: Inversion should not be used when only modifies the subject.When the sentence begins with direct speech or part of it“I’ll come back in three...
