Type of Inversion

Type of Inversion
- Inversion after
negative adverbials/ certain words or expressions with a negative sense.

Examples
Never
Rarely
Seldom
No sooner ... than
Not only ... but (also)
Little
Only
Hardly ... when
Scarcely ... when
Nowhere
Under no circumstances
Not until

Examples
1. Never will I go out with him again!
2. Not only is he obnoxious but he is also stingy!
3. Hardly had I sat down when the telephone rang.
4. Not until he was introduced to me did I realize that he was my boyfriend's father.

- Inversion after
' and so' and 'and neither'

Examples
(and) so
Joyce can sing and so can I.

(and) neither
I don't drink and neither does he.

- Inversion after adverbal + 'to be'

Examples
Standing behind Susan is her sister.

- Inversion in a comparison with an extended subject.

Examples
He studies harder than does any of his classmates.

- Inversion after 'often'

Examples
Often has it been said that actions speak louder than words.

- Inversion in a sentence with 'so' + adjective/adverb + subject + 'that'

Examples
So unexpectedly did he declare his love for her that she nearly fainted.

- Inversion after 'to such lengths'

Examples
To such lengths is he willing to go that he will even sacrifice his integrity for the sake of money.

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