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    Examples of Ordinary and Inverted Sentences

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    This document provides examples of natural sentences and their inverted counterparts. The natural sentences put the subject before the verb, while the inverted sentences rearrange elements to put the verb before the subject. Some of the examples invert phrases with "never", "no sooner", "scarcely", "hardly", and other words that can invert the typical subject-verb order in English sentences. The document aims to demonstrate how certain words or phrases allow rearranging elements in a sentence to change the typical word order in English.

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    Examples of Ordinary and Inverted Sentences

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    This document provides examples of natural sentences and their inverted counterparts. The natural sentences put the subject before the verb, while the inverted sentences rearrange elements to put the verb before the subject. Some of the examples invert phrases with "never", "no sooner", "scarcely", "hardly", and other words that can invert the typical subject-verb order in English sentences. The document aims to demonstrate how certain words or phrases allow rearranging elements in a sentence to change the typical word order in English.

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    This document provides examples of natural sentences and their inverted counterparts. The natural sentences put the subject before the verb, while the inverted sentences rearrange elements to put the verb before the subject. Some of the examples invert phrases with "never", "no sooner", "scarcely", "hardly", and other words that can invert the typical subject-verb order in English sentences. The document aims to demonstrate how certain words or phrases allow rearranging elements in a sentence to change the typical word order in English.

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    Examples of Ordinary and Inverted Sentences

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    Ryzel Tolentino Styles
    This document provides examples of natural sentences and their inverted counterparts. The natural sentences put the subject before the verb, while the inverted sentences rearrange elements to put the verb before the subject. Some of the examples invert phrases with "never", "no sooner", "scarcely", "hardly", and other words that can invert the typical subject-verb order in English sentences. The document aims to demonstrate how certain words or phrases allow rearranging elements in a sentence to change the typical word order in English.

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    Natural Sentence

    1) John had never been to such a fantastic


    restaurant.

    Inverted Sentence
    1) Never had John been to such a fantastic
    restaurant.

    2) I in no way want to be associated with this 2) In no way do I want to be associated with


    project
    3) They had no sooner eaten dinner than the

    this project
    3) No sooner had they eaten dinner than the

    ceiling crashed onto the dining table


    4) I had scarcely finished writing my essay

    ceiling crashed onto the dining table


    4) Scarcely had I finished writing my essay

    when the examiner announced the end of

    when the examiner announced the end of

    the exam
    5) I seldom leave my house so early
    6) People rarely appreciate this musicians

    the exam
    5) Seldom do I leave my house so early
    6) Rarely do people appreciate this musicians

    talent
    7) We would understand what had happened

    talent
    7) Only later would we understand what had

    that night only later


    8) They had met such rude people nowhere

    happened that night


    8) Nowhere had they met such rude people

    before
    before
    9) He understood little about the situation
    9) Little did he understand about the situation
    10) The children should on no account go on 10) On no account should the children go on
    their own
    11) We had hardly arrived when Julie burst

    their own
    11) Hardly had we arrived when Julie burst

    into the house


    12) I had scarcely stepped out when the

    into the house


    12) Scarcely had I stepped out when the

    telephone rang.
    telephone rang.
    13) I had hardly reached the station when the13) Hardly had I reached the station when the
    train departed.
    14) I have seldom heard such a beautiful

    train departed.
    14) Seldom have I heard such a beautiful

    voice.
    voice.
    15) He had hardly sat down for dinner when 15) 2. Hardly had he sat down for dinner when
    someone knocked at the door.
    someone knocked at the door.
    16) I have never heard such utter nonsense. 16) Never have I heard such utter nonsense.
    17) They not only looted the shop, but also 17) Not only did they loot the shop, but also
    set fire to it.
    18) Yesterday I saw a ship
    19) I was shocked.
    20) I implore your forgiveness.

    set fire to it.


    18) Yesterday a ship I saw
    19) Shocked, I was.
    20) Truly your forgiveness I implore

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