INVERSION IN ENGLISH

1. o ng vi NO v NOT No + N + auxiliary + S + Verb(inf) Not any + N + auxiliary + S + verb(inf) Eg: No money shall I lend you from now on = Not any money shall I lend you from now on 2. o ng vi cc trng t p ! "#n $ Never, Rarely, Seldom, Little, Hardly ever,..... i%& ' i & Never/ Rarely/ Seldom /Little/ Hardly ever+ auxiliary+ S+ V Never in mid-summer does it snow Hardly ever does he speak in the public Little did I know that he was a compulsive liar (. o ng vi ONL Only one Only later Only in t!i" #ay$ (h) b*ng c+ch n,y& kia Only in t!at #ay$ Only in this way could the problem be solved Only one did I meet her Only t!en + auxiliary+ S+ V Only after+ N: ) * +,- ' i .& g/ Only after all guest had gone home could we relax Only by V%in&/ N$ ) * 01ng cc .& g/ Only by practising English everyday can you speak it fluently Only #!en+ 'lau"e$ ) * ' i .& g/ Only when her friends told me did I know she had been well-known. Only when I understand her did I like her Only #it!+ N$ ) * vi ci g/ !nly with the bank"s loan could he buy the car Only if + 'lau"e Only in + adv of time/ (la'e 2. o ng vi cc c3& t c4 No )t no time$ 5 6ng 0,o gi7 #he result of the match was never in doubt =$ %t no time&never was the result of the match in doubt On no 'ondition On no a''ount + auxiliary+ S+ N$ 89 0:t c; .< =o g/ c>ng ' 6ng On no accout must this switch be touched. !n no account should you be late for the E'am *nder/ in no 'ir'um"tan'e"$ 89 trong 0:t c; on cn no c>ng ' 6ng Under no circumstances should you lend him the money. +or no rea"on ,n no #ay$ 5 6ng +,o c4 t ? In no way could I agree with you. 1

No lon&er$ -!.n& '/n n0a #he money is not tobe paid under any circumstances = -nder no circumsstances is the money tobe paid !n no condition shall we accept their proposal 1y no mean"$ Hon ton ' 6ng .y no means does he intend to critici/e your idea @. No "ooner.......... t!an.....V, &i...t / "A... Hardly/ 1arely/ S'ar'ely........ 2!en/ before Hardly had I arrived home when the telephone rang. ! I had hardly arrived home when the telephone rang." #carcely had she finished reading when she fell asleep. ! #he had scarcely finished reading when she fell asleep." $arely had they won the match when the coach had a heart attack. ! %hey had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack." &o sooner had the company launched its new product than it went bankrupt. ! %he company had no sooner launched its new product than it went bankrupt." &o sooner did they reali'e that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt. ! %hey no sooner reali'ed that they had made a mistake than the company went bankrupt." 3. 45o n&0 v6i Not only....... but......al"o.....7!.n& n!0n&88.m9 '/n8.. Not only + tr: ;<n& t= + S +V + but al"o + S + V8 !o>' Not only + tr: ;<n& t= + S + V but.... al"o.......... Not only is he good at E but he also draw very well Not only does he sing well but he also plays musical instruments perfectly Not only does he study well0 but also he sings well B. o ng vi SO So+ ad?/ adv + auxiliary + S+V+ t!at 'lau"e 1o strange was the situation that I couldn"t sleep 1o difficult is the test that students need three months to prepare 1o dark is it that I can"t write 1o busy am I that I don"t have time to look after myself 1o difficult was the e'am that few student pass it 1o attractive is she that many boys run after her 1o intelligent is that she can answer all 2uestions in the interview C. )D- "o ng c4 c ;, ES-c F &,ng c:- trGc n H +,-$ @Su'! + to be + Aan! t= +8B 3 1uch is the moment that all greats traverse %h(t l) th*i kh+c tr, ng-i l.n lao". 3 1uch is the stuff of dreams %h(t l) m/t gi0c m1 v2 ngh3a". LH- <$ I H7ng ' i gJp E+o grK,tL +o &-c M No-nF t / t, =9ng "o ng vi E+-c F #he problem is so great that everybody is concerned of it =$ 1uch is the problem that everybody is concerned of it #here is so much uncertainty that I will not invest my money =$ 1uch is there uncertainty that I will not invest my money N. o ng vi -nti.O ti..M c.,-+KO ,=v oP ti&KM ,-Qi.i,rRM SM V I won"t come home till 45 o"clock =Not until& till o"clock that I will come home 2

= It is not until 45 o"clock that I will come home I didn"t know that I had lost my key till I got home = Not until& till I got home did I know that I had lost my key 1S. o ng vi No T KrKM U-M SMV No where in 6ietnam is the scenery as beautiful as that in my country No where do I feel as comfortable as I do at home No where can you buy the goods as good as those in my country 11. o ng vi cD- "iV- 'iWn ,L )D- "' .oi 1$ IP c.,-+K X + o-.=MSMV YLH- <$ 89ng SHOZL8 "? n4i vV ' n[ng QR r, \t c ]c c ]n ^n_ 1hould she come late she wil miss the train 1hould he lend me some money I will buy that house 0L )D- "' .oi 2$IP c.,-+KX `KrK S Mto VO `KrKMS YLH- <$ 89ng `ERE IO "? n4i vV ' n[ng QR r, \t c ]c c ]n ^n_ If I were you I would work harder =7ere I you If I knew her I would invite her to the party= 7ere I to know her cL )D- "' .oi ( $ IP c.,-+K X H,=MSMV(E8 If my parents hadn"t encouraged me0 I would have taken pass e'am = Had my parents not encouraged me

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4C t!i tuyDn "in! 4Ei !F', Gao ;Hn& nIm JKKL 85 1he not only passed the e'am but also got a pri/e YNot on.R_ 4C t!i tuyDn "in! 4Ei !F', Gao ;Hn& nIm JKKM 9: #he ;icasso painting was so e'pensive that nobody could buy it 4C t!i tuyDn "in! Gao ;Hn& N 45 7e didn"t reali/e how serious the situation was 4C t!i tuyDn "in! Gao ;Hn& O < No sooner had we started the picnic0 the rain began pouring down= % than . when ( that > and ?@ If the police had found out0 I would have been in trouble 7ere 4C t!i tuyDn "in! 1Pn Tre 45 Hardly attack people % have snakes . do snakes ( snakes do > snakes have ? 7oman in developed countries no longer bear many children No longer 4C t!i tuyDn "in! G4SQ Tr9 Vin! 94 7oman nowadays no longer depend on their husband No longer 4C t!i tuyDn "in! HF' viRn N&Sn !9n& T Q!Sn viRn TQ. HU G!V Win! 8 Aohn didn"t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing Not until 4C t!i tuyDn "in! HF' viRn Xuan !R YuZ' tP ? He never suspected that she was a witch %t no time 4C t!i tuyDn "in! Gao ;Hn& nIm JKNK Yue"tion MJ$ BBBBBB but he also proved himself a good athlete % Not only he showed himself a good student (

. He did not show himself only a good student ( Not only did he show himself a good student > % good student not only showed him 4C t!i tuyDn "in! 4Ei !F' nIm JKK[ Yue"tion [$ Not until the end of the 4Cth century BBBBBB become a scientific discipline % plant breeding has . did plant breeding ( plant breeding had > has plant breeding Yue"tion J\$ Had she worked harder last summer0 she BBBBBB % wouldn"t have been sacked . wouldn"t have sacked ( wouldn"t sack > wouldn"t be sacked 4C t!i tuyDn "in! Gao ;Hn& nIm JKK[ Yue"tion MM$ BBBBBB he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came % No longer has . No sooner had ( Not until had > Hardly had Yue"tion 3N$ !nly when you grow up BBBBBB the truth % you will know . you know ( do you know > will you know 4C t!i tuyDn "in! 4Ei !F', Gao ;Hn& nIm JKK\ GSu ]N$ BBBBBB0 he would have learned how to read % If he has been able to go school as a child . If he could go to school as a child ( 7ere he able to go to school as a child > Had he been able to go to school as a child 4C t!i tuyDn "in! Gao ;Hn& nIm JKK\ GSu JO$ BBBBBBB0 they would have had what they wanted % If they arrived at the fair early . Had they arrived at the fair early ( -nless they arrived at the fair early enough > 1upposing they were arriving at the fair early 4C t!i tuyDn "in! 4Ei !F', Gao ;Hn& nIm JKK] GSu NJ$ BBBBBBB that she burst into tears % Her anger was such . 1o angry she was ( 1he was so anger > 1uch her anger was GSu JL$ No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back % %s soon as her boss rang back0 she put down the telephone . 1carcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back ( Hardly she had hung up0 she rang her boss immediately > 1he had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back GSu OK$ Never before BBBBBB as accelerated as they are now during the technological age % have historical changes been . have been historical changes ( historical changes have been > historical have changes been klI Imn LZopN IHqj 19i t^( N$ ViPt lEi 'Su v6i !_n! t!`' ;5o n&0 4 1he had never been so happy before --$ Never had she been so happy before ? I have never heard such nonsense= --$ Never have I heard such nonsense= @ I have never seen such a mess in my life --$ Never have I seen such a mess in my life 9 ;ublic borrowing has seldom been so high --$ 1eldom has public borrowing been so high 8 #hey had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony --$ 1eldom had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony D #hey little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success --$ Little did they suspect that the musical was going to be a runaway success : #he embassy staff little reali/ed that #ed was a secret agent --$ Little did the embassy staff reali/e that #ed was a secret agent < I had hardly begun to apologi/e when the door closed --$ Hardly had I begun to apologise when the door closed C #he shop can in no way be held responsible for customers" lost property --$ In no way can the shop be held responsible for customersE lost property 45 #he couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony --$ No sooner had the couple arrived than the priest started the ceremony 44 #om only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife"s face 2

--$ !nly when #om saw his wifeEs face did he understand the meaning of the comment 4? #he restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances --$ -nder no circumstances can the restaurant accept animals 4@ #he artist rarely paid any attention to his agent"s advice --$ Farely did the artist pay any attention to his agentEs advice 19i t^( J$ ViPt lEi 'Su "ao '!o n&!aa 7!.n& t!ay ;bi. 4 Her grief was so great that she almost fainted G$ 1o great was her grief that she almost fainted ? He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk G$ No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter @ 1he had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her G$ Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her 9 I only reali/ed what I had missed when they told me about it later G$ !nly when they told me about it later did I reali/e what I had missed 8 Hou wonEt find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Irs Aohn G$ Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Irs Aohn D #he outcome of the election was never in doubt G$ %t no time was the outcome of the election in doubt : He forgot about the gun until he got home G$ Not until he got home did he remember about the gun < #he only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday G$ !nly by training hard everyday can you become a good athlete