Englishinvertedsentences(mostcomprehensiveandconcise)目錄TheDefinitionandClassificationofEnglishInvertedSentencesCompletelyinvertedpresence目錄PartialinvertedpresenceSpecialcasesofinvertedsensesPracticeandAnswer01TheDefinitionandClassificationofEnglishInvertedSentencesAninvertedpresenceisagraphicalstructureinwhichthenormalorderofthesubjectandverbisreversed,orinvertedThisgraphicalstructureisusedtoemphasizeaspecificwordorphrase,tocreateamoreformalorliterarytone,ortocomplywithcertaingraphicalrulesorconstructionsWhatisanEnglishinvertedpresence010203SimpleInversionInthistypeofinvertedpresence,onlythesubjectandverbareinvertedOtherpartsofthepresenceremainintheirnormalorderForexample:"Benotthatalsooneofthissort,OKing."(fromtheBible)PartialinversionInthistype,notonlythesubjectandverbbutalsootherpartsofthepresenceareinvertedForexample:"AtherfeetheBowed,androseagain."(fromJaneAusten'sPriceandPrediction)WholeclauseinversionInthistype,theentireclauseisinvertedForexample:"Ifithadnopencil"(fromRudyardKipling'sIf)ClassificationofEnglishInvertedSentences02CompletelyinvertedpresenceThesubjectandverbarespreadinasense,withthesubjectcomingaftertheverbTheinvertedpresenceisthemostcomprehensiveandconsistentwaytoexpressathoughtItisusedtoemphasizeaspecificwordorphraseinthepresenceDefinitionExample"CameratheDawn"(subject"theDawn"aftertheverb"camera")"Gaveheanapple"(subject"he"aftertheverb"gave")VSItisusedinpoetrytocreateamoremusicalandphysiologicaleffectItisalsousedinformalwritingtocreateamoreformalanddifferentiatedtoneUsage03PartialinvertedpresenceDefinitionApartialinversionoccurswhenthesubjectandverbareinvertedinapresence,buttherestofthepresenceremainsinitsnormalorderThesubjectandverbareinvertedinapartialinversion,buttheotherelementsremainintheirnormalorderPartialconversionsarecommoninEnglish,specificallyinquestionsandexceptions"Ishecoming?"(subjectverbconversion)"Whatabeautifulday!"(verbsubjectinversion)ExamplePartialinversionsareusedtocreatequestionsorexceptionsTheyarealsousedtoemphasizethesubjectorverb,ortocreateamoreformalorliterarytoneUsage04SpecialcasesofinvertedsensesExample"Notonlywasthemoviebad,butalsotheactivewasterritory."ExplanationInthispresence,thesubject"notonly"isinvertedwiththeverb"was,"andthesubject"theacting"isinvertedwiththeverb"was."Otherexamples"NeverhaveIseensuchathing.""Hardlyhadshesatdownwhenthephonerang."InsensesstartingwithnegativewordsExample"SohaveIfinishedtheproject."ExplanationInthispresence,thesubject"I"isconvertedwiththeverb"havefinished."Theword"so"isusedtoexpresssimilarityoragreement"Otherexamples"NodoIagreewithhisdecision.""Neitherhasshecalledmeyet."Inintentionsstartingwithwordssuchasso,nor,neither,etc"IfIwereyou,Iwouldnotmakethatmissagain."Inthispresence,thesubject"I"isinvertedwiththeverb"were,"andthesubject"you"isinvertedwiththeverb"wouldmake."Thesubjunctionmoodisusedtoexpresswishes,hypotheses,orconditionscontrasttofact"WishIwereyounger.""Ifonlyhehadknownthetruth."ExampleExplanationOtherexamplesInthesubcriticalmood05PracticeandAnswerWriteaninvertedpresencewiththesubject"Thebook"andtheverb"is"Writeaninvertedpresencewiththesubject"We"andtheverb"havefinished"Writeaninvertedpresencewiththesubject"They"andtheverb"played"Writeaninvertedpresencewiththesubject"She"andtheverb"willsing"ExercisequestionsThebookisnotavailableinthelibrary(Thesubject"Thebook"isinvertedwiththeverb"is".)Theydidnotplayinthepark(Thesubject"They"isinvertedwiththeverb"played".)She