INVERSION OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS Compiled by LQN 2019-2020

A. THEORY

Dấu hiệu nhận Cấu trúc đảo ngữ Ví dụ:

biết

No  No/Not + N + Trợ động từ+ Động từ  Not a tear did she shed when the story
Not ended in a tragedy.

Seldom, Hardly Seldom/Hardly/Scarcely/Rarely/Little/Never+ I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life!
Scarcely, Rarely Trợ động từ + Chủ ngữ + Động từ. -->  Never in my life have I seen such a beautiful
Little, Never girl!

Only+…  Only once/ Only later/ Only in this way/
Only then + Trợ động từ + Chủ ngữ + Động từ.
 Only after/ Only by/ + Danh từ/ Danh
động từ/Mệnh đề, đảo ngữ.
 Only when/ Only if + mệnh đề, đảo
ngữ.
I have met her only once.
--> Only once have I met her.
Only later did I realize my family played an
important role in my life.
-->Only when I study abroad, did I realize that 
my family played an important role in my life.
 

At no time  At no time/ On no condition/ Under no  He never suspected that his girlfriend

On no condition circumstances/ For no reason/ In no way/No was an enemy spy.
Under no longer+ Trợ động từ + Chủ ngữ + Động từ. --> At no time did he suspect that his girlfriend
circumstances was an enemy spy.
For no reason This button mustn’t be touched under any
In no way circumstances.
No longer --> Under no circumstances could this button be
touch.
He used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day.
--> No longer/ Any longer does he smoke 20
cigarettes a day.

Hardly/scarcely  Hardly + had + S + Phân từ 2 + when Hardly had I put the receiver down when he rang
No sooner  = No sooner + had + S + Phân từ 2 + back.
than =No sooner had she hung the clothes out than it
rained.

 Not only  Not only + Trợ động từ+ Chủ ngữ +  Not only is he handsome but he also
… but also Động từ + but also + Chủ ngữ + Động từ plays the guitar well.
 Not only is he good at English but he can
also speak French.

So  So + Tính từ+ Trợ động từ+ chủ ngữ+  He worked so hard that he forgot his
Such Danh từ lunch.
 Such + be + N + that + clause. --> So hard did he work that he forgot his lunch.
 Her anger was such that she broke the
vase.
-->Such was her anger that she broke the vase.

Not until  Not until/ Only when + mệnh đề, đảo  I didn’t realize who he was until he came
Only when ngữ. into the light.
(Mãi đến khi/ Chỉ --> Not until he came into the light, did I realize

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khi…)
Neither  Neither + Trợ động từ + Chủ ngữ +
Động từ
Nowhere  Nowhere + Trợ động từ + Chủ ngữ +
Động từ
 đảo ngữ  Câu điều kiện loại 1:
+ Câu điều kiện Should + chủ ngữ + động từ…
 Câu điều kiện loại 2:
Were + chủ ngữ + …
 Câu điều kiện loại 3:
Had + Chủ ngữ + Phân từ II +…
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who he was.
 There is neither excitement nor
entertainment in this small town.
--> Neither is there excitement nor entertainment
in this small town.
 The wallet couldn’t be found anywhere.
--> Nowhere could the wallet be found.
 If he comes, please tell him to see me.
--> Should he come, please tell him to see me.
 If I were you, I wouldn’t do like that.
--> Were I you, I wouldn’t do like that.
 If I knew French, I would apply this
position.
--> Were I to know French, I would apply this
position.
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B. PRACTICE EXECISES

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