Inversion happens when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order. For example, a ...InversionGrammar>Words,sentencesandclauses>Wordorderandfocus>InversionInversionhappenswhenwereverse(invert)thenormalwordorderofastructure,mostcommonlythesubject-verbwordorder.Forexample,astatementhasthesubject(s)beforetheverb(v),buttomakequestionwordorder,weinvertthesubjectandtheverb,withanauxiliary(aux)ormodalverb(m)beforethesubject(s):[S]She[V]sings.[AUX]Does[S]she[V]sing?[S]They[AUX]are[V]working.[AUX][S]Arethey[V]working?[S]Joe[M]can[V]swim.[M]Can[S]Joe[V]swim?Seealso:QuestionsThemostcommontypeofinversionisquestionwordorder(seeabove).Inversionalsohappensinothersituations.Informalstyles,whenweuseanadverbwithnegativemeaning(e.g.never,seldom,rarely,scarcely,hardly)infrontpositionforemphasis,weinvertthesubject(s)andauxiliary(aux)/modalverb:Never[AUX]have[S]wewitnessedsuchcruelbehaviourbyonechildtoanother.(orWehaveneverwitnessed…)Seldomdoesonehearapoliticiansay‘sorry’.(orOneseldomhears…)Wealsoinvertthesubjectandverbafternot+aprepositionalphraseoraclauseininitialposition:NotforamomentdidIthinkIwouldbeofferedthejob,soIwasamazedwhenIgotit.NottillIgothomedidIrealisemywalletwasmissing.Inversioncanhappenafterhere,andaftertherewhenitisasanadverbofplace.Afterhereandthere,wecanuseamainverbwithoutanauxiliaryverbormodalverb:Herecomesthebus!Here’syourcoffee.IopenedthedoorandtherestoodMichael,allcoveredinmud.ShelookedoutandtherewasPamela,walkingalongarminarmwithGoldie.Seealso:Negation 熱門搜索01Adjectivesandadverbs02Other,others,theotheroranother?03Easilyconfusedwords04Althoughorthough?05Collocation06Wordclassesandphraseclasses07Either…or…08Adverbsandadverbphrases:position09Madefrom,madeof,madeoutof,madewith10Discoursemarkers(so,right,okay)用我們的趣味配圖小測驗考考你的詞彙量{{randomImageQuizHook.copyright1}}{{randomImageQuizHook.copyright2}}圖片來源立即嘗試小測驗「每日一詞」duskthetimebeforenightwhenitisnotyetdark關於這個部落格Outofyourdepth:idiomsthatdescribedifficultsituationsJune16