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INVERSION - ADV STRUCTURES

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He spoke so slowly that no one could understand him. - SO

So slowly did he speak that no one could understand him

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He couldn’t write the letter without using a dictionary. - ONLY BY

Only by using a dictionary could he write the letter.

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The President had just got out of the car when the shot rang out. - SCARCELY

Scarcely had the President got out of the car than the shot rang out.

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You can’t use the car without asking for permission. - ON NO ACCOUNT

On no account must you use the car without asking for permission.

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He only spoke to me after I had apologised. - NOT UNTIL

Not until I had apologised did he speak to me.

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He didn’t realise what she was going to do. - LITTLE

Little did he realise what she was going to do.

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The postman arrived just after I had left. - NO SOONER

No sooner had I left than the postman arrived.

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I only went swimming once during the holiday. - ONLY ONCE

Only once did I go swimming during the whole holiday.

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They have written nothing about the incident. - NOT A SINGLE WORD

Not a single word has been written about the incident / Not a single word did they write….

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People don’t often complain about the food here. - SELDOM

Seldom do people complain about the food here.

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You won’t find such quality anywhere else. - NOWHERE

Nowhere else will you find such quality

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As soon as they came onstage, 50 girls fainted. - NO SOONER

No sooner had they come onstage than 50 girls fainted.

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I haven’t been so surprised in all my life. - NEVER

Never have I been more surprised.

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I’ll never go to that restaurant again. - NEVER AGAIN

Never again will I go to that restaurant.

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Don’t add salt until the mixture is boiling. - NOT UNTIL

Not until the mixture is boiling should salt be added.

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Good whisky is ready for consumption only after it has matured for 10 years. - ONLY AFTER

Only after it has matured for 10 years, is good whisky ready for consumption.

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