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USING INVERSION CORRECTLY IN ADVANCED ENGLISH

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IF WE DREW A CONCLUSION WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT ..

WERE WE TO DRAW A CONCLUSION WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT ..

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We only received our drinks when we reminded the waiter for the third time.

Only when we reminded the waiter for the third time DID WE RECIEIVE our drinks.

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There is no way that I could argue with María on that.

NO WAY COULD I ARGUE with María on that.

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Nobody has won so many matches as this team since 1994. Not since

NOT SINCE 1994 HAS ANYONE WON so many matches as this team.

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I had been in the room for a few minutes when I realized that everyone was staring at me. ONLY AFTER

ONLY AFTER I HAD BEEN IN THE ROOM FOR A FEW MINUTES DID I REALISE that everyone was staring at me.

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If there is an emergency, break this glass.

SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY, break this glass.

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If the government had foreseen the situation, the problem would not have arisen.

HAD the government FORESEEN the situation, the problem would not have arisen.

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That sort of thing has rarely crossed my mind to be honest..

RARELY HAS THAT SORT OF THING CROSSED my mind to be honest.

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Jerry not only forgot his wife's birthday but he forgot their anniversary too

NOT ONLY DID JERRY FORGET his wife's birthday but also he forgot their anniversary.

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Nobody asked me my opinion at any time. AT NO ...

AT NO TIME WAS I ASKED MY OPINION / AT NO TIME DID ANYONE ASK ME MY OPINION

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He was so nervous that I am almost sure that he was lying.

SO NERVOUS WAS HE that I am almost sure that he was lying.

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It was such a strong storm that the trees blew down, SUCH ...

SUCH WAS THE FORCE OF THE STORM that the trees blew down,

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I had no idea that the boss wanted to see me to fire me. LITTLE

LITTLE DID I KNOW that the boss wanted to see me to fire me.

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If you have any problems, you can call me whenever you want.

SHOULD YOU have any problems, you can call me whenever you want.

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If there were more government grants, more people could enter higher education.

WERE THERE TO BE more government grants, more people could enter higher education.

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He had no sooner resigned than he received a better job offer.

NO SOONER HAD HE RESIGNED than he received a better job offer.

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