Inverted Structure
Inverted Structure
Normal sentence: You are tired.
Question sentence: Are you tired?
Only if she won the gold medal, will she get the professional contract.
She is not only a doctor but also, she is a dancer.
Not only is she a doctor, but also, she is a dancer.
** Negative adverbs: hardly ever.
I had hardly ever gotten enough rest when I took my night shift.
Hardly ever had I gotten enough rest when I took my night shift.
** Never:
I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life.
Never had I seen such a beautiful girl in my life.
** Seldom, rarely.
I seldom see my friends at the weekends.
Seldom do I see my friends at the weekends?
** Only then
I only then understood why the patient died.
Only then did I understand why the patient died?
** little.
I know him little.
Little do I know him.
** no sooner...than
We had no sooner arrived home than someone knocked at the door.
No sooner had we arrived home than someone knocked at the door.
** Nowhere
I have received good services nowhere in the world.
Nowhere have I received good services.
** In no way
I agree with your opinion in no way.
In no way do I agree with your opinion.
** On no account:
You should ask me before you do anything on no account.
On no account should you ask me before you do anything.