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She realized she was late only when she saw the time. (inversion)
Only when she saw the time did she realize she was late.
He was so tired that he fell asleep instantly. (inversion)
So tired was he that he fell asleep instantly.
It started to rain as soon as they arrived. (inversion)
No sooner had they arrived than it started to rain.
The phone rang just after she left the house. (scarcely)
Scarcely had she left the house when the phone rang.
They first met in Paris. (cleft sentence)
It was in Paris that they first met.
I love the calmness of the early morning the most. ( cleft sentence)
What I love most is the calmness of the early morning.
A sudden knock at the door came in the middle of the night.(fronting )
In the middle of the night came a sudden knock at the door.
The birds start singing bright and early. (fronting)
Bright and early do the birds start singing.
They celebrated their victory happily and with great joy.
Happily and with great joy did they celebrate their victory.
My friend Emily is really good at singing. (tailing)
She's really good at singing, my friend Emily.
Leaving my hometown was a difficult decision. (tailing)
It was a difficult decision, leaving my hometown.
It was the worst weather we've had all year, terrible. (tailing)
The weather was terrible, the worst we've had all year.
The town I grew up in is a lovely little town.(tailing)
It's a lovely little town, the one I grew up in.
