Which words are at the beginning of the sentence and the sentence is upside down [English question]

There are many situations that cause inversion, and the manifestations of inversion are generally as follows:

1. In the interrogative sentence

How is your work going?

Ex. 2: Is this report written in detail?

Note: When interrogative words are used as subjects or attributive modifiers, there will be no inversion.

There are many similar buildings there.

Example 1: There are lucky students in our class.

Example 2: It seems that there are still some elements that have not been discovered.

Example 3: There is a bridge over the river.

3. In the sentences expressing wishes

Example 1: Long live People's Republic of China (PRC)!

Example 2: I wish you success!

Although they were exhausted, they kept on going.

4. In the subjunctive conditional adverbial clause omitting if

When there are words like were, had and should in this kind of sentence, we should put were, had and should at the beginning of the sentence.

Without air and water, there would be no life in the world.

Example 2: If you had been more careful, such spelling mistakes might have been avoided.

5. In sentences that start with so, nor, not or no more.

This kind of sentence usually expresses the situation described by the predicate in the previous sentence and also applies to the subject in another sentence. For example:

This problem is not difficult, nor is that one.

There is coal underground in some places, and so is oil.

6. In sentences that start with negative adverbs, conjunctions and phrases.

These words and phrases usually include: rare, never, terrible, not early, rarely, worried, hardy, rarely, at any time, no matter what, no place, no one, not only that, and so on. For example:

1) Visit our store. You can't find such a good bargain anywhere else.

Hardly had he finished his work when the phone rang.

He not only complained about the bad food, but also refused to pay.

We didn't expect his speech to leave such a deep impression on the audience.

7. When the predicative is emphasized,

Example 1: The worst thing is humiliation.

Example 2: This is the case.

8. When emphasizing the object

Example 1: We should make greater contributions to the construction of our social list.

Example 2: We can extract useful chemical fertilizer from waste liquid.

Note: when the prepositional object consists of "not a+ noun" or "not a single+ noun", it will also cause inversion. For example:

Alice had a bad time when she traveled in that country. Not a day goes by when she doesn't have an unpleasant experience with the waiter in the hotel.

9. When emphasizing adverbials

(1) When the adverbial at the beginning of a sentence is a locative word or an onomatopoeic word, and the predicate verb is a verb indicating the shift of position, such as go and come, the sentence must be inverted. For example:

The plane took off.

The chairman came in and the meeting began.

Note: If the subject is a pronoun, there will be no inversion. For example:

They rushed out!

He bent lower and lower.

(2) When the adverbial at the beginning of a sentence is a prepositional phrase indicating the place, the sentence should be inverted. For example:

There is a tall policeman walking around the corner.

Under the table lay a young man who was in a semi-coma.

(3) When the adverbial at the beginning of a sentence consists of "only+ adverb", "only+ prepositional phrase" and "only+ adverbial clause", the sentence must be inverted. For example:

It was only yesterday that he found his watch missing.

2) It was only because someone canceled the reservation that he finally got some tickets.

(4) When the adverbial at the beginning of a sentence is here, there, now, then, etc. The sentence must be inverted. When the subject is a pronoun, the sentence need not be inverted. For example:

This is a ticket for you.

2) Now it's your turn.

Here he comes.

(5) In the sentence that begins with the related word so (... that), the sentence should be inverted. For example:

This mark is so small that I can hardly see it.

The workers finished their work quickly, so they got bonuses.

He is so worried about his financial situation that he can't sleep at night.

Note: in this structure, "so+ adjective" is the preposition of predicate; "So+adverb" is a preposition of adverbial.

10. After direct quotation,

In narrative written language, direct speech is usually followed by words such as "ask Mary", "answer John", "the old lady said" and "mumble Peter". In these words, before the subject of the verb, when the subject is a pronoun, there is no need to reverse it. For example:

1) "What do you mean?" Henry asked.

2) "What do you mean?" He asked.

Adverbials indicating frequency are 1 1. Often placed at the beginning of a sentence.

They often want to go there, but they never have a chance.

12. In the adverbial clause guided by as.

In adverbial clauses guided by as, adjectives, adverbs or nouns are usually placed at the beginning of the sentence. For example:

Although the atom is small, we can break it.

Although the workpiece is very large, it is still processed.