INVERSION SENTENCE

I. o ng vi cu iu kin
Cu iu kin loi 1
Should + S + V +
Eg: If it should rain
tonight, I will stay at home.
Should it rain tonight, I
will stay at home.
Eg: If she has finished the
work, she can go home.
Should she have
finished the work, she can
go home.
Cu iu kin loi 2 Cu iu kin loi 3
Were + S + Had + S + PII +
Eg: If I were you, I would Eg: If she had worked harder last
love him. year, she wouldnt have failed the
Were I you, I would love exam.
him. Had she worked harder last
Eg: If it werent for your year, she wouldnt have failed the
progress, I wouldt be here. exam.
Were it not your Eg: If it hadnt been for hot
progress, I wouldt be here. weather, we would have had a
wonderful holiday.
Had it not been for hot weather,
we would have had a wonderful
holiday.
Eg; If she had driven carefully, she
wouldnt have cause the accident.
If she were to have driven
Were she to have driven

II. Cc cu trc o ng khc

Du hiu nhn bit Cu trc o ng
Never, rarely, Seldom/Hardly/Scarcely/Rarely/Little/Never+Tr ng t+Clause
seldom, little, Eg: She rarely makes a mistake
hardly (hu nh Rarely does she make a mistake.
khng), barely (ch Eg: I remember very few thing about my early childhood.
va , va vn), Scarcely do I remember things about my early childhood.
scarcely (ch mi,
va vn)
- No/Not + N + Tr ng t + Clause
Not, No
Eg: Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in a tragedy.
Only - Only once/Only later/Only in this way/Only then + Tr ng t +
Clause
- Only after/Only by/ + Danh t/Danh ng t/Mnh +Tr ng t
+ Clause
- Only when/ Only if + Mnh + Tr ng t + Clause
Eg: I have met her only once.
Only once have I met her.
Eg: Only later did I realize my family played an important role in my life.
Only when I study abroad, did I realize that my family played an
important role in my life.
Eg: You cant succeed unless you try hard.
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 Only by trying hard can you succeed.
Eg: The bank lent him some money, which enabled him to buy a car.
Only with the banks money could he buy a car.
At not time, At no time/ On no condition/ Under no circumstances/ For no reason/
On no account, In no way/No longer+ Tr ng t + Clause
On no condition, Eg: He never suspected that his girlfriend was an enemy spy.
Under no At no time did he suspect that his girlfriend was an enemy spy.
circumstances, Eg: You should never come to work late.
In no way, On no account should you come to work late.
For no reason, Eg: This button mustnt be touched under any circumstances.
No longer Under no circumstances could this button be touch.
- Hardly + had + S + P2 + when + (va mith )
- No sooner + had + S + P2 + than + (cha kpth )
Hardly Eg: He had just gone out when his friend called.
No sooner Hardly had he gone out when when his friend called.
Eg: The doorbell rang the moment she lay down.
No sooner had she lain down than the door bell rang.
Not only + Tr ng t + S + V + but + S + also + V
Not onlybut also Eg: Not only is he handsome but he also plays the guitar well.
Eg: Not only is he good at English but he can also speak French.
Nowhere + Tr ng t + S + V
Nowhere
Eg: Nowhere could the wallet be found.
Neither + Tr ng t + S + V
Neither Eg: There is neither excitement nor entertainment in this small town.
Neither is there excitement nor entertainment in this small town.
Not until (mi n Not until/ Only when + Mnh + Tr ng t + Clause
khi) Eg: I didnt realize who he was until he came into the light.
Only when (ch Not until he came into the light, did I realize who he was.
khi)
So + Adj + Tr ng t + S + N +
Such + be + N + that + clause
So Eg: He worked so hard that he forgot his lunch.
Such So hard did he work that he forgot his lunch.
Eg: The question was so great that he had to think it over.
Such was the question that he had to think it over.

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