Collected by Tuyennguyen-ED-HULIS-VNU INVERSION I Definition: Inversion is a form that verb is put before subject in the sentence II Meaning: To emphasis III Form: Using the question form of the main verb IV Usage: Inversion after negative adverbials: 1.1 Neverhardly… (hầu không) seldomrarelylittle (Ít/ không) Scarcely… when/barely … when/hardly … when/no sooner … than (vừa đã) Ex: Scarcely had she entered the room when the phone rang Barely had the train left the station, there was an explosion Little did she think that I knew all about her 1.2 Only later/only than/only after/only when/only if + clause/V-ing + main clause (đảo ngữ) Ex: Only after I posted the letter, had I realized that I had forgotten to pit on a stamp Ex: Only after a year did I begin to feel bored with that job Only when I passed the exam, did my mother buy me a car 1.3 Under/in no circumstance: không hoàn cảnh At no time: chẳng In no way: không cách On no account: không lí On no condition: không Not until + clause + clause (inversion): không Not only …but also…., inversion “Not” đầu câu Ex: Under no circumstance should you lend him any money Not till I got home did I realize that I had lost my cell phone On no condition did he give me any money Not a word did he say Inversion of conditional sentences (without “if”) Ta thường bỏ “if” dùng đảo ngữ với động từ sau: 2.1 Were: Ex: Were I you, I would marry her Were I a millionaire I would still work hard 2.2 Should: Ex: Should you hear anything, let me know 2.3 Had: Ex: Had I known about the news I would have told you Inversion after so/such with that 3.1 So + adj + be (chia) + S + …+ that + clause Summer 2009 Collected by Tuyennguyen-ED-HULIS-VNU Ex: He is so poor that he can’t afford to buy a bicycle So poor is he that he can’t afford to buy a bicycle 3.2 Such + be (chia) + N/adj Noun + that + clause = so much/so great Ex: Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted Such is the high mountain that I couldn’t climb Những trường hợp khác 4.1 Trạng ngữ nơi chốn, thời gian, cách thức đặt đầu câu: Ex: On the hill stands a church On the stairs was sitting a small girl Round the corner came a milk man Among them are several Ford cars By working independently could he grow up quickly 4.2 Hậu chí từ đứng đầu câu: Ex: Away ran the cat! 4.3 Cấu trúc với “here”, “there” đầu câu: Ex: Here comes Tom! There are many high-buildings in this city There goes the teacher 4.4 Những cấu trúc mang nghĩa so sánh với liên từ: Neither, nor, so Ex: I don’t like him – Nor/neither I My dad is a doctor – So is my dad 4.5 Động từ say, ask … mệnh đề giới thiệu lời nói trực tiếp Lưu ý: đảo ngữ không dùng chủ ngữ đại từ Ex: “What are you doing?” asked Henry “What are you doing?” he asked Summer 2009 ... There are many high-buildings in this city There goes the teacher 4.4 Những cấu trúc mang nghĩa so sánh với liên từ: Neither, nor, so Ex: I don’t like him – Nor/neither I My dad is a doctor – So is