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Subject-verb inversion - English lesson

Statement = no inversion

I play football on Sundays.

INVERSION

Questions

Do you play football on Sundays?

Negative adverbs (formal English/written English)

Never have I seen such a thrilling book!

Sentences starting with "not":

Not for a moment did I think you were guilty.

Sentences starting with "here"/"there":

Here is the bus!

Exercise:

Choose the right sentence. Be careful with the order of the words.

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1. - I wonder what do people think about thatI wonder what think people about thatI wonder what people think about thatI don't know

2. - She asked them where do the cinema beShe asked them where the cinema wasShe asked them where was the cinemaI don't know

3. - Have you seen did the dog go out?Have you seen go out the dog?Have you seen the dog go out ?I don't know

4. - I wonder what time does the train leaveI wonder what time the train leavesI wonder what time is the train leavingI don't know

5. - Perhaps she has lost her keysPerhaps did she lose her keysPerhaps has she lost her keysI don't know

6. - Listen to what your teacher is saying instead of talkingListen to what does your teacher say instead of talkingListen to what is your teacher saying instead of talkingI don't know

7. - She always makes her little sister criesShe always makes her little sister cryShe always makes cry her little sisterI don't know

8. - At no time Tom said he was coming with usAt no time did Tom said he was coming with usAt no time did Tom say he was coming with usI don't know

9. - No sooner had she arrived than they started arguingNo sooner she did arrived than they started arguingNo sooner she had arrived than they started arguingI don't know

10. - Only then realised they they would never know the truthOnly then they realised they would never know the truthOnly then did they realise they would never know the truthI don't know