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    Negative Inversion

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    The document provides examples of negative inversion, a grammatical construction where the negative element in a clause appears before the finite verb instead of after. Some of the examples provided include: "You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China", "Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford", and "We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe". In total, the document contains 28 examples using constructions such as "never", "rarely", "seldom", "hardly", "only", and "not until" to express negation before the verb.

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    Negative Inversion

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    The document provides examples of negative inversion, a grammatical construction where the negative element in a clause appears before the finite verb instead of after. Some of the examples provided include: "You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China", "Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford", and "We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe". In total, the document contains 28 examples using constructions such as "never", "rarely", "seldom", "hardly", "only", and "not until" to express negation before the verb.

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    The document provides examples of negative inversion, a grammatical construction where the negative element in a clause appears before the finite verb instead of after. Some of the examples provided include: "You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China", "Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford", and "We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe". In total, the document contains 28 examples using constructions such as "never", "rarely", "seldom", "hardly", "only", and "not until" to express negation before the verb.

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    Negative Inversion

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    The document provides examples of negative inversion, a grammatical construction where the negative element in a clause appears before the finite verb instead of after. Some of the examples provided include: "You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China", "Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford", and "We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe". In total, the document contains 28 examples using constructions such as "never", "rarely", "seldom", "hardly", "only", and "not until" to express negation before the verb.

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    NEGATIVE INVERSION

    1. You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China. (On no ...)

    2. You are not going to get me to eat that! (No way ... !)

    3. I have seldom seen such a brilliant goal. (Seldom ...)

    4. Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford. (Hardly ever ...)

    5. If it hadn’t been for him, I would have failed the exam.

    6. They were never aware of the danger that threatened them. (At no time ...)

    7. This must not leak out to the press. (Under ...)

    8. He wasn't rich and he wasn't handsome. (Neither ...)

    9. We haven't often witnessed such artistry. (Rarely ...)

    10. The bridge collapsed as soon as we managed to get across. (No sooner ...)

    11. We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe. (Only ...)

    12. If the government increased the taxes, the population would struggle to live.

    1. She has no idea what a surprise she's going to get. (Little ... know)

    2. The bell had barely started to ring when the children rushed out of the classroom. (Scarcely)

    3. He didn't start his speech until there was absolute silence in the hall (Not ...)

    4. We will only be able to accept your offer if we are offered free delivery (Only ...)

    5. Paula can never forget the fantastic holidays on the beach, (Never…)

    6. We have never been so well wined and dined in our lives (Never ...)

    7. She didn't break the news of her engagement until after dinner (Only ...)

    8. We weren't told that we would need our passports. (At no time ...)

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    NEGATIVE INVERSION

    9. They don't charge you as much for water anywhere else. (Nowhere else ...)

    10. I wouldn't fly with them again even if they offered me a free flight. (Not even ...)

    11. We had barely entered the shop when an assistant jumped on us. (Hardly ... when ...)

    12. He is both charming and very rich. (Not only ..., but ... also ...)

    13. I have never before been asked to accept a bribe. (Never…)

    14. If employment continues decreasing, the state won’t be able to offer more economic help.

    15. 3. As soon as he had left the house the storm broke. (No sooner.)

    16. This switch must not be touched on any account. (Under no circumstances…)

    17. She rarely has any money to spare. (Rarely…)

    18. He hardly speaks to anyone. (Hardly...)

    19. The nation has seldom been faced with such difficulties. (Seldom…)

    20. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain. (Hardly…)

    21. 9. A father has seldom sacrificed so much for his child. (Seldom…)

    22. 1You may not return after midnight on any account. (On no account…)

    23. He would not give up writing his satires under any circumstances. (Under no circumstances…)

    24. He realized the danger he had been in only after he had read the newspaper the following
    morning. (Only after…)

    25. They were not able to assess the damage until the floods had subsided. (Not until…)

    26. We only then realized how much he had suffered. (Only then…)

    27. He didn’t manage to get permission until she had calmed down. (NOt until…)

    28. They will never go back to that terrible hotel on the coast. (Never…)

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