Advanced Grammar Techniques: How to use INVERSION for Nuanced Communication

Wow! Have you chosen the right video. Today you're going to learn all about INVERSION. When we use this grammatical structure and how we use it. If you want to sound dramatic, or emphatic or formal or informal in certain situations then you need to learn it. This is an advanced English grammar lesson but the structure is quite simple. So whatever your level you can learn this quite easily.
Some of the situations you use inversion: After NEITHER, NO, SO. In conditionals and after negative adverbial phrases such as NOT ONLY.
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ERRATUM: In the video I said NO SOONER.......THAT. It should (of course) be NO SOONER.......THAN. Apologies, I must have been tired.

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Monica, "not once did I told you" should be "not once did I tell you".

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Hi, dear Gideon. I like your lessons on KZbin. I've got a question: why do you pronounce "neither" not like in standard English [naiøə], but [niøə]?

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[naiøə] - it is just Australian manner of speech, [niøə] - British and Americans. There is no so-called "standard" English around the globe, it is dead variable.

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The video I made on "presentations" covers that.

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Would you be kind enough to make a video about mixed conditionals? I think it's by far the most difficult topic in English. Learners shouldn't delve into this topic themselves without the help of an expert like you. They might end up in a muddle even losing basic conditionals knowledge .

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4:32 A quick question: In school I have been told that you should always use "no sooner" with "than". Can someone clarify my confusion? Thanks :)

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YES you are right. I think I said THAT in the video but it should be NO SOONER ....THAN. My mistake. Your are right, your teacher was right. A moment of madness on my part.

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Thank you for that video! :) I have a question to you. Is inversion used in every day language? Does it sound naturally? I will appreciate your answer.

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The answer is in the video.

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This one on 8:40 has driven my attention. "Were grandma". What is the rule? Shouldn't I use "was" with grandma? Or "were" and "was" are equally applicable here? Thanks!

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Thanks for your video! Little did I know that Brits also say "neither" like "nee-tha" (not like "nie-tha"). Is it some American influence, a possible variant or some regional factor? As a non-native speaker, I try to speak American English, but since I'm extremely interested in languages and their dialects, I was just puzzled. Thanks!

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1:18 Is this correct language ("after with") ?

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Sir you used "that" in "no sooner" sentence but I think it's supposed to be "than"

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Very lovely lesson and totally new for me, but I won't use these inversion thing ever. So sorry me old china

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You should try.

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Are there two meanings for the conjunction 'as well as'. Some people are of the opinion that the verb agreement is determined by the subject 'before as well as' and some people are of the opinion that the verb agreement is determined by the subject 'after aswellas ' in a sentence with the conjunction as well as. For example 1)Sita aswellas her friends is going to the mall . 2)I as well as my friends are playing. Please make it clear to me. Further,I want to know whether verb agreements depends on the first person, 2nd person and 3rd person . Please make it clear to me

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"as well as " means "also" and it can mean "as good as" We'll look at it in another video.

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In Russian we use inversion so often, that we can't see it in our language.

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Is it spoken English or formal?

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both

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To appreciate I meant.... ( f#**>ng keyboard).

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I only use manual focus.

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😂.. thanks for the compliment but actually I didn't get well.

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You will get it with practice

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Never would have I expected you to talk about BTS I don't know if this is correct 😂😂😅

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not easy to remember, but necessary

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Try using it and you'll get it....

[@claudiomarcelogiannattasio4855]

When he gives the example with "No sooner", he says "No sooner had I arrived WHEN he told me I was fired", but the script reads : "No sooner had I arrived THAT he told me I was fired". But both sentences are incorrect, aren´t they? No sooner is folled by THAN. No sooner had I arrived THAN he told me I was fired.

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Thank you claudio. I know, my mistake. I've already apologized for this in the comments.

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[@totumidt]

Dear Sir, can we use double Inversion in ONE sentence like this: "Never has John been in London once and neither has his wife."

[@rakeshswain7345]

Sorry to find an error teacher the sentence should be had I known you were coming ,I would have baked PIECE OF CAKE/slice of cake.not a cake teacher.sorry to disturb you ,would you like to get me know plz which phrase i should use .plz plz plz

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inversion is feeling unexpected

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Only now do I understand when I shouldn't use inversion. After only for example. Or maybe not 🤣🤣

[@LetThemTalkTV]

Now way should you stop using inversion. Thanks

[@stephanestephane4291]

@@LetThemTalkTV I meant that you didn't mention the case "only + inversion" in your vid.