Inversion After Negative Adverbials Quiz

Inversion after Negative Adverbials

• The purpose of using inversion after negative adverbials is to add emphasis to the sentence.
• When using inversion after negative adverbials, we put the negative adverbial at the beginning of the sentence.
• Inversion is commonly used to add emphasis in formal or written language, such as in literature, poetry, or formal speeches.

Adding Auxiliary Verbs

• If there is no auxiliary verb when using inversion after negative adverbials, we need to add the auxiliary verb "do" (in present simple) or "had" (in past simple) to the sentence.

Negative Adverbials

• Examples of negative adverbials include: never, rarely, hardly ever, seldom, not only, but also, on no account, etc.