HOW TO USE INVERSION in English | ADVANCED C1 LEVEL GRAMMAR

In this advanced grammar lesson, you'll learn how to use Inversion in English. You will learn how to use negative inversions, past time inversions, inversions with "no", and how to use "little did ... know".
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I realised that "Never have I ever" is an inversion sentence. Thanks again

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This is the best video I have seen so far on inversions.... Awesome work Emma👍

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[@jamilamussa7250]

Thanks a lot Emma/ For a long time now have been curious to know how to use inversion in English, now I'm pretty sure to say that I have understood it very well and I can reach other people as well

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Love this vid. I try to incorporate inversion with my English

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[@jurgenschur9210]

Hello Emma, this was for me a very interesting lesson, because I never heard anything before about Inversion. Perhaps I had alreadyseen such sentences but I couldn't explain these myself. Thank You very much!

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[@krsnadasafernandez7105]

NEVER wil I use these expressions, it's so hard! Thanks, for this video it was awesome.

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

But you just did ;) haha

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[@Pronunciationwithemma]

There’s an advanced one today that you’ll enjoy (see social media or Community tab for details) . See you then!

[@andriratnasari2648]

hardly did I understand inversion, but I do now. Thanks to you😘

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[@-flabber6663]

I was thinking about these inversion sentences and here is one, good one! The fairy had not only become trapped inside the bulb but she also needed the toilet. Not only had the fairy become trapped in the bulb ..... 😇😀 Which one is more formal? In Russia lives 153 different nationalities, in the USSR were 216, but only one 'RED STAR", that the reason they all speak Russian with different accents and dialects. Inversion of that is, that the "RED STAR' had gone, but the rest stays. 😇😀

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1) No sooner had she left than he started to cry. 2) Hardly had I just left the building when I saw the accident happen.

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Thank you so much from Ukraine Emma! Just about a couple of days ago I was thinking about the inversion, as I see it quite often and I was interested in learning it. And today I've seen your video and I was able to understand everything you were talking about! Thank you!! And one more thing!:)) As I'm learning different English accents (British is my favourite one!:)) but I also know you have more than 50 accents and dialects in England, I want to say that your accent is really great and it's a great pleasure to listen to it:))

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@@confidentbritishenglish Yes, Russian is the second language of Ukraine, not officially to my regret:(( as I'm a Russian speaking person:))

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

That’s really kind :) thank you! And if I remember rightly from my linguistics degree, there is something crazy like over 100 different accents and dialects. I remember something like 160-something because accents and dialects vary from town to town so much (though my memory could be letting me down here and I’ve completely made up that number! Haha). There was a TV show some years ago with Stephen Fry about language and he talked about all the ways “house” is pronounced in the U.K.! It was so interesting!

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Hey, Emma! Thanks for the amazing video: important content for advanced speakers and you made it clear and simple for all of us. Let me ask you: in the practice for the "Little did..." part, can I say the first phrase without 'that'? Is it necessary?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Yes! You can remove it :)

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[@Pronunciationwithemma]

No worries. Check out the replay and if you have any questions, just pop them in the comments. 😊

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Cheers! I’ll see it

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To day is very bad the weather so I don't go out I'm learning all the day

[@luciacaponi6296]

Hi thanks for the video Emma! I've got a question: can I use " under no circumstances" or " " on no account" in normal speech? ( normal structure) for example: don't open the door to strangers under no circumstances.

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

You could, but it sounds more formal that “you mustn’t open the door to strangers”

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No sooner had she left than he started to cry. Hardly had I left the building when I saw the accident happen.

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[@vi683]

I usually see this structure in written English. Is it not commonly used in conversation?

[@otavio.a.8.r]

How often is this structure used? Are there any good examples of authors who use it frequently or is it not so common even in the literature?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

It's used quite a bit, but some words/phrases with inversion are used a lot more than others. For example, the "not only..., but also..." is used a LOT, especially in academic writing. In terms of specific literature, that's really hard to say because inversion will be used even in Harry Potter, you know what I mean? But I cannot say "it's used on every page of HP", but I can say "it IS used at least ONCE in HP". Hope that makes sense. It's a tricky question to answer.

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[@eleonoracacia6001]

Hi ! Is there a specific rule for those inversions ? Because with some adverbs there are no inversions. For example; after I read a book I always make some notes. Where as with some of them we have inversions like “hardly, scarcely etc.” Thank you in advance .

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

I'm not sure I understand your question, sorry. But let me try and answer. Inversions only happen with a very specific list of words and phrases... NOT with all adverbs, as I think you're maybe asking about here. With a quick google search, you can find loads of lists with the words and phrases used with inversion. I haven't created one or linked to any here specifically.

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Most of the time Inversion takes place with correlatives otherwise it'll be treated as a question structure

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hello , how are you emma? , Ivery Like Learning BRITISH English Language , But Ihave Problem in grammer , Iam in birmingham.

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03:50 I can rarely find THE time - Rarely can I find (THE) time - where is "the" in the second sentence, why absent?

[@nekram2395]

whether he is rich or poor,I have nothing to do with it.Make inversion of this sentence,madam.

[@balsamomahmoudian3279]

for the sentence:' Don't touch the machine while it's on.', may we write an inversion sentence:' Under no circumstances should the machine be touched while it's on.'?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Yes! That's fine

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[@sammer-samm9-]

please help "(if "THERE " word is used for inversion in a sentence and it is showing "Adverb of place" As. There stood my friend.(Inverted form) If this same sentence is added to a subordinate clause, will "THERE" word become "dummy THERE". are there any such rules in english As (This is the time When "THERE" stood my friend.)) Will "THERE" become a "dummy subject" here? Or "THERE" word is still an "adverb of place" here Please reply 🙂🙂

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1) Seldom do I go to the beach. 2) Never will I do that again. 3) Rarely did I eat ready meals while at university.

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I really like this channel.. Really do i like this channel. Is it ok??

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Research the list of words you can use at the start with inversion and it’ll help :)

[@nostalgia.mmshah]

So these are specific words?? Ok. I thank you. I will search it..

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Hi madam , I'm from India, how is Corona virus effect in your country.?!

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

We're not doing so well over here. Idiot people keep going outside and spreading it, sadly.

[@eugenewhiting8928]

Hello Emma! Why did you write: " Little did he know that the man was...."? I would write: " Little did he know that the man had been...."! (using PP Tense)

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Was is fine :) Past perfect has another meaning

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@@Pronunciationwithemma Thanks a lot, Emma!

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1) Under no circumstances should you touch the machine while it's on. 2) On no account must you speak to him. 3) Under no circumstances should you feed the penguins.

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1) Little does Maria know that her new iPhone was a fake. 2) Little did they realize how dark it had got. 3) Little did he know that the man was really a murderer.

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[@eclecticeccentrickamikaze6526]

Are the following sentences correct Under no circumstance should the penguins be fed - On no account must the penguins be fed - on no account must he be spoken to - under no circumstances should the machine be touched while it's on

[@bakhrom1]

Under no circumstances must you touch the machine while it's on. On no account must you speak to him On no account should you feed penguins!

[@giancarlogian9626]

I have hear we can NOT use INVERSION after the pronoun THAT , as in : HE PROMISED THAT NEVER WOULD HE TELL THIS TO ANYONE . Is this sentence wrong or right ? and please , why ?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

We just use it at the start of sentences

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She pronounced rarely rε:li, right?

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

SHE did. SHE also made a full video about it.

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HAHAHA

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

Can we say: "little will I understand"

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Yes but it doesn't have the same meaning as "little do I know" (meaning, "I don't know"). Here, it means that "I won't understand much".

[@nikolaykovalenkosinger-1410]

@@Pronunciationwithemma Thank you! Is it the most difficult topic in English?🤯🙂

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Depends, I guess. Difficulty can be subjective :)

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Shouldn't be : no sooner did she leave then he started to cry

[@Pronunciationwithemma]

Than *