English Grammar (Advanced) - Inversion

Not only do inverted sentences give your writing some style, they also get you higher points on the IELTS or TOEFL essay score.
In this video we look at another complex sentence structure that you can add to your toolbox for better English writing. In inverted clauses (such as the one above) the verb comes before the subject.
This structure is very formal and is not limited to clauses beginning with NOT ONLY. There are many examples of inversions, such as:
✔ Hardly had she arrived…
✔ Should you feel inclined to…
✔ Neither do you.
And many more.
There is a lot to take in in this lesson, but recognizing these structures will not only make your writing better, it will help your reading as well (notice that not only in the last sentence does not lead to an inversion-find out why in the video).
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Dear Adam, First of all, your videos are awesome, and the way you explain is really fantastic. I have a small question concerning the conditional inversion; If the tense used in the original sentence was the present perfect continuous, would the 'had/should/were' version be infinitive as well? If physical education has been introduced to school curriculum, students' mental abilities as well as the physical ones would definitely improve. Had physical education to introduce....? Or to be introduced? Appreciated your response. Regards,

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Hi, Adam! You said that "hardly" could be used as a quantifier as well, showing the amount " Hardly anyone came to the lecture", but you mentioned hardly later as being used for showing the amount, using inversion in that example. My question: when using "hardly" as a quantifier, showing the amount, is allowed to use inversion or not?

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Hi Adam, what is the meaning of "not since before" world war II? Could you explain more and teach us how to use those phases "not since before" and "since before"?

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"Little did I work on the weekend" -> Is this full inversion or partial one? "Here comes the bus" -> Is this full inversion or partial one? Can you explain about the difference between full and partial inversion?

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Is it correct to write "hardly did any students come to class"? The sample sentence @8:30 wasn't inversed like the others, I need some explanation.

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Do "IF criminals FACE more severe..." and "SHOULD criminals FACE more severe..." have the exactly same meaning in using the zero or first conditionals? That is to say, can I interchange "IF" and "SHOULD" in whatever clause in using the zero or first conditionals?

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The sentence @14:20, the more connected one is, the more is one likely to find partners", please explain why it is inversed. Usually we don't inverse in such sentence. E.g. the more connected you are, the more likely you will find partners". Is the inversion only for when "one" is the subject?

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"Paupers we are and paupers we remain" - is this an example of inversion? Why not "Paupers are we"? Is it because the repetitive structure sounds better?

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