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THE INVERSIONS (??o ng?)

I.INVERSION is used to emphasize something (??o ng?th??ng

dùng ?? nh?n m?nh m?t cái gì ?ó).

Ex: - I will never go there (T?i s? kh?ng bao gi? t?i ?ó n?a)

Never will I go there (S? kh?ng bao gi? t?i t?i ?ó n?a).

-If I were you, I’d die.

-Were I you, I’d die.

-If I hadn’t met her, I would have been unhappy.

-Had I not met her, I would have been unhappy.

-Singer Quang Linh comes here. Here comes singer Quang Linh.

II.CASES OF INVERSION (Nh?ng tr??ng h?p ??o ng?)

1.Inversions take place after some negative adverb such as: little

(m?t ít), nowhere (kh?ng m?t n?i nào), no longer (kh?ng còn n?a), in vain (v? ích), not until (m?i ??n khi), never (kh?ng bao gi?), never again (kh?ng bao gi?n?a), never before (kh?ng bao gi?n?a), seldom = rarely, hardly (g?n nh? kh?ng, khó mà), not for one minutes (kh?ng m?t phút nào)...

Example: - He said little about it. => Little did he say about it.

- Nowhere you can enjoy delicious dishes like here. => Nowhere can you enjoy delicious dishes like here.

- No longer will he work here.

- In vain did they look for the missing people.

- Not until I came home did I realize that I had lost everything.

- Not until she left did I know that she had been very important for me. - I will never forgive him. => Never will I forgive him

- Never again will I meet him.

- Never before have I seen this film (present perfect)

- She rarely makes a mistake => Rarely does she make a mistake.

- I hardly meet her nowadays. => Hardly do I meet her nowadays.

- Not for one minute do we feel peaceful. - Not for one minute did she forger about it/him.

2. Inversions are used in emphasizing cases.

- I like it (normal) => Do I like it (emphasizing case)

- I slept well last night. => Did I sleep well last night.

- He loves her => He does love her.

3. Inversions are used in some conditional sentences.

- If I were the judge, I’d sentence him to death. => Were I the judge, I’d sentence him to death.

- If I weren’t rich, I wouldn’t help you. => Were I not rich, I wouldn’t help you.

- If I had taken his advice, I’d have succeeded been successful. => Had I taken his advice, I’d ......

- If I had been flying to New York at that time, I’d have died. => Had I been flying to New York .....

- If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have kn own how to solve it. => Had you not helped me, I wouldn’t have known how to solve it.

- If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now. => Had I not stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now.

4. Inversions are used in questions.

- Do you like it?

- Have you had dinner yet?

- Will you go there tomorrow?

- Are you listening to me?

5. Inversions are used after some conjunctions such as:

- Hardly .... when

- Scarcely .... when (Ngay khi....)

- No sooner .... than

Hardly had I gone to bed when the phone rang.

No sooner had I left my house than it began to rain.

6. Inversions are used in some phrases with “only” - Only when (ch?khi) - Only if (ch?n?u mà) + Clause - Not only (kh?ng nh?ng) (conjunctions) - Only by (prep) (Ch? b?ng cách) + Clause

Ex:

+ Only when you grow up can you understand it.

+ Only if you tell me the truth can I forgive you.

+ Not only does he study well, but also he sings well.

+ Only by studying hard can you pass this exam.

7. Inversions are used in some phrases with “no”

- In no way (kh?ng b?ng cách nào c?)

- At no time (ch?a bao gi?)

- On no account (kh?ng vì m?t ly do gì)

- In/under no circunstances (cho dù th?nào c?ng kh?ng)

Ex:

- In no way can you refuse to answer my question.

- At no time have I come there.

- On no account can you treat her badly like this.

- In no circunstances will I betray you (Ph?n b?i)

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