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2. Declarative sentences beginning with the adverbs there, neither, so, thus, etc.:
There is somebody in the room.
I like it. – So do I.
I don’t know him. – Neither do I.
Thus thought Mr. Brown but it was never confirmed.
3. Declarative sentences beginning with the adverbial modifier of place or direction, especially when it is expressed by the adverbs here, down, out, etc.:
Not very far away stood another brick house.
Here comes Helen!
Down came the tree.
The inverted word order can be used for the purpose of emphasis:
Only once did they meet but he has never forgotten the day. Clever he wasn’t.
4. Exclamatory sentences expressing wish:
Be it so! May it happen!
5. Subordinate clauses of condition joined to the principal clause asyndetically when the predicate contains the verbs was, were, had, could, should:
Had you come in time, you would know the facts.
Should you meet him again, ask him to write to us.
6. Inversion can be also used for emphasis in the following cases:
It can occur in sentences which have adverbial modifier at the beginning:
· An adverbial modifier of place
In the far corner stood a large gloomy wardrobe.
· An adverbial modifier with a negative meaning
Never again will I tell you anything
· An adverbial modifier expressed by one of the following adverbs: so, thus, now, then etc. The subject in these cases is expressed by a noun.
Then came disappointment and despair and there was no way to cope with them
· An adverbial modifier of manner.
Slowly and patiently did he explain it again and again.
Note: The use of an auxiliary verb is obligatory in such sentences.
· An adverbial modifier preceded by the adverb only.
Only later did he realize the truth. Only there will you find the answer.
Note: The use of an auxiliary or modal verb is obligatory in such sentences.
· Partial inversion occurs in clauses introduced by the adverbs hardly or scarcely correlated with the conjunctions when, and the adverb no sooner correlated with the conjunction than
Hardly had they made up their mind when the problems began to arise one after another.
No sooner had she started to explain, than she was told to wait.
· Partial inversion can occur in sentences beginning with the conjunction nor
I haven’t met him since. Nor do I want to see him again.
· Inversion takes place in sentences beginning with the adverb here which is not the adverbial modifier of place.
Here was the paper he had been looking for.
Note: If the subject is expressed by a personal pronoun, the word order is direct:
Here you are at last!
· Inversion can occur in sentences beginning with postpositions denoting direction:
Away moved the train and soon disappeared completely
If the subject is expressed by a pronoun, the word order is direct.
Out he went, silently closing the door.
· Partial Inversion can occur in sentences, which begin with an object or an adverbial modifier expressed by a group of words: not a N, many a N:
Not a word did he say about you.
Many a time had they tried to persuade him.
· Inversion can occur in sentences which begin with the predicative expressed by the demonstrative pronoun such, by an adjective or a noun modified by an adjective
Such are the facts and we can do nothing about it.
Horrible was the suggestion he made.
Note: If the subject is expressed by a personal pronoun, the link verb follows it: A gloomy place it was
