Inversion and Fronting

Inversion with Adverbials

Never

I have never seen a more obvious case of cheating!

Never have I seen a more obvious case of cheating!

Rarely

I had rarely had so much responsibility.

Rarely had I had so much responsibility.

Seldom

A scientific discovery has seldom had such an impact.

Seldom has a scientific discovery had such an impact.

No sooner …… than

As soon as I shut the door, I realized that I had left my keys inside.

No sooner had I shut the door, I realized that I had left my keys inside.

Hardly ……. when

The play had hardly started when there was a disturbance in the audience.

Hardly had the play started when there was a disturbance in the audience.

Scarcely …… when

They had scarcely entered the castle when there was a huge explosion.

Scarcely had they entered the castle when there was a huge explosion.

On no condition, under no circumstances, on no account, at no time, in no way

Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.

On no account are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage.

Not Until

Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis.

Not until three days had passed did we arrive at the first oasis.

Not only ….. but also

Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.

Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder.

Little

The government doesn’t appreciate what the results will be.

Little does the government appreciate what the results will be.

Only after/ if / when / then/ later

After I posted the letter, I remembered that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.

Only after posting the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.

So ….. that

The floods were so devastating that some areas may never recover.

So devastating were the flood that some areas may never recover.

Such …. That

It was such a strong storm that trees were uprooted.

Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.