Inversion- inwersja stylistyczna.

To give emphasis we can invert the subject and the auxiliary verb:

*after the following expressions placed at the beginning of a sentence:

Barely/ Hardly (ever)………… when…

Scarcely……..when….

In/Under no circumstances………

In no way ……………

Never (before)……….

Little ………..

No sooner ………… than………..

Not only……….. but also …….

Not even once………….

Nowhere………….

Only in this way…………

On no account………….

Rarely/ Seldom………..

He didn`t realize that his brother was so ill.

Little did he realize that his brother was so ill.

He seldom visits us.

Seldom does he visit us.

We cannot accept cheques under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances can we accept cheques.

The plumber had just left when the tap started leaking.

No sooner had the plumber left than the tap started leaking.
( when the following expressions are placed at the beginning of a sentence we use inversion in the
main clause:

Only when………………

Only by…………………….

Only after…………….

Only if…………………….

Not until/till ……………………..

Not since…………………………….

Only when you see him will you realize how much he has changed.

*after:

so

such

so such a degree

The exam was so difficult that many students failed it.

So difficult was the exam that many students failed it.

 ( to express agreement) after:

so
neither/nor
as

`I like it.`, `So do I`

`I don`t like it`. `Neither do I.`
His teachers liked him as did his friends.

*in conditional sentences when we put SHOULD, WERE, HAD at the beginning (IF is omitted):

Type 1:

If you (should) see him, give him my regards.

Should you see him, give him my regards.

Type 2
If I were you, I`d tell him the truth.

Were I you, I`d tell him the truth.

Type 3

If I had known about his illness, I`d have visited him.

Had I known about his illness, I`d have visited him.

Finish the following sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them:

1. As soon as he was promoted, he started behaving arrogantly.

2. He trained so hard that he couldn`t walk afterwards.
3. It was such a nice day that we went for a walk.
4. If I were you, I would accept her offer.
5. If I see him, I`ll tell him the news.
6. She won`t lie for any reason.
7. They could only get to the island by hiring a boat.
8. He is a fine sportsman and a good musician as well.
9. She had no idea that he had lied to her.