Questions tagged [subject-auxiliary-inversion]
For questions about sentences where an auxiliary verb has been moved to a spot before the subject. Also called subject-operator inversion.
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Why is inversion used in "...than do apes in the wild"?
I wanted to know why there is inversion in the last part of the following sentence.
Apes raised by humans seem to protect more frequently than do apes in the wild.
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Should 'do' after 'than' be inverted in this sentence?
That is, Strangers stand further apart than acquaintances do is ungrammatical? I have often encountered inverted clauses after than, as, so in comparatives, so the sentence above seems - at least to ...
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Subject-auxiliary inversion in affirmative answers?
I came across a sentence as follows.
Most teachers attest to the superior intelligence Ralph has
displayed. Because of this, one of the teachers wants to register him
in a local quiz show. When he is ...
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Why is inversion applied in some subordinate interrogative clauses when a subject is asked for?
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The main concern of this post was discussed in this thread. However, both the OP and I were not convinced of the explanation in the existing answer and comments. I tried to talk to the author ...
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the number of auxiliary verbs after "as" and "so"
I'm interested how many auxiliary verbs can stand after "as" and "so". By "how many" I mean one (e.g. "would") or two (e.g. "would be") or three (e.g. ...
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No way was I going vs No way I was going
Can you explain to me why there is so order of words in the sentence (from my book):
I'd been asking Mom for a year to let me go back to Ridgefield, our hometown in Illinois, and see my friends. No ...
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Run-on sentences as a result of not only X but also Y inversion?
I have a question regarding the usage of 'not only... but also'.
Query #1: When does 'not only...(but) (also)' inversion result in a run-on sentence?
I present two sample sentences below - to me, they ...
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'Said distracted mum' vs 'distracted mum said'?
I write fairytale, and I wonder if I can write something like:
"'It was strange.' Said distracted mum"
or maybe the form "distracted mum said" has to be for every time? I'd like ...
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Do some subjunctive sentences mean the same with the sentences with the pattern " Too...for....to "?
The question is " Can I use inversions and subjunctives " in the same sentence ? ". In subjunctive sentence ,it says " It's so important that he get back home early " ,then ...
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Subject Auxiliary Inversion and the usage of 'ever' and 'never'
Please let me know if the following sentences is correct:
1- Have you never tried the Doritos Wasabi flavor?
My question is related to using 'have' with 'never'. I've seen the present perfect with ...
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Ask about the reason of not giving money to people by banks
Suppose you live in a country, and an economical issue was happened, and the country's banks refuse giving money back to people ... what is the best way to ask about the reason?
Why are not banks ...
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I've never had vs. not once have I had
This is a sentence meaning question:
Sentence #1: I've been running this extension for over a month, and not once have I had a serious problem. (From an internet source)
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Sentence #2: I've ...
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Is "Outside the house were two women talking" a grammatical/good sentence? partial inversion vs full inversion
Oxford Guide to English Grammar; John Eastwood; Oxford University Press 1994-09
Page 56-57
3 Inversion after an adverbial
a In this sentence the pattern is subject + verb + adverbial of place....
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