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Inversion part 2

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