Use INVERSION To Speak English Expressively and Dramatically
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► CHAPTERS:
0:00 Advanced English Grammar
1:29 How to form questions in English
4:06 Inversion Expressions in English
6:55 How to use Not Only But in English
9:26 Why do we use inversion in English?
11:29 How to be expressive and impressive in English
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Not only did I see my family, but my friends too. Did I see? That's a question, but this is not a question. So why do we do this? Why do we put a question in the middle of a normal sentence? And how can and this structure make your English more expressive, impressive and dramatic? Let's find out.
So you want an advanced level of English to pass an exam or simply just to have that WOW! Factor to your English, but you don't know which topics of grammar to study to reach that level? Well, this is exactly the type of grammar you need if you want that impressive advanced level of English. It is complicated, but with the trick I'm going to teach you in today's lesson, it's going to be really, really simple. So first, before I can teach you about inversion, we first need to have a little look about how to construct questions in English. So if you are an absolute master of questions, then you can go ahead to that time in the video.
[4:06] Now, when we're talking about inversion in this context, in English, we're talking about the structure we need when we're using expressions like these. Not only. Only later. Only by. Only in this way. Only then. No sooner. Never. Nowhere on earth. In no way and on no account. There are more, but they are some of the most common expressions that we use when we're using this inversion structure. So, simply put, if you want to use inversion in English, you want to start the sentence with one of these expressions and then use the structure of a question that we looked at earlier in today's lesson.
So to see this in action, and to give you some context and examples, we're going to use a real experience of mine from this summer. I bought a ticket to go to England to visit my family and friends. But then I realised that my passport was not valid. So I drove 7 hours to Madrid and 7 hours back. Only in this way could I get a new passport. Only in this way, so that's the expression, could I get a passport. Could I get. That is the structure of a sentence. I could get is the affirmative. Could I get? Is the question. And we use that after this expression to make a sentence using inversion. Now, it's not a question, so don't use the intonation of a question like, could I get a passport? No, it's a normal sentence, not a question. So it's only in this way could I get a passport.
Only then did I get excited about going to England. Only then, that's your expression at the beginning. And then did I get that's the structure of a question did I get excited about going to England. No sooner had I arrived than it started to rain. No sooner that's your expression Had I arrived that's the question structure than it started to rain. Yes, than is correct. It always seems strange to me, but that's the word we use in this structure.
Okay, let's have a look at a few more examples before I tell you a different way that we can use this. And I'll also explain why we do this a little bit later in the lesson. OK? Not only did I see my family, but I saw my friends too. This is a really common expression. Not only ... But ... And we need inversion in the first part of this sentence. Not only did I see my family, but I saw my friends too.
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Only after watching your video did I realise that I always wrote or spoke that kind of sentences wrongly 😂. This is actually a bit similar to German, where the verb comes in the second position of the sentence, but in your case using this inversion as if it were a question. Great video.
Great topic, haven't learned this over the years because no one ever brought it up. I am happy about this Greg, thank you for that
After watching Greg's videos, little did I know there is still a huge room for improvement in my sentences.
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I'm so grateful to you Greg, for the explanation of why some of my interlocutors use a question structure for an affirmative sentence.
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I always hear some people saying those expressions but l didnt know how to use them. Thanks for uploading this video.
Greg, I’m so happy I found your page. I’m an EFL teacher and I have some many good videos now to share with my students…this was a good one and it reminded me of one phrase as well: ( I heard it on #tedtalks a few weeks ago) little did I know….!
Thank you, Greg, for clarifying this topic, only in this way did I comprehend this topic you explicated before. Only later will I speak with this particles.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Daniel!
Amazing! Thanks for the great explanation! I'd like to know if you have a video about inversion but using the conditionals, please... Thanks in advance.
Oh my gosh!!! The way you've been teaching us English is Uber great so what I'm gonna say that is you gotta keep being our amazing teacher i would rather you talked about other rules regarding connected speach
Thank you, English is a very broad language. He doesn't get high after 50, I have to watch this a few times. This is how it goes into memory.
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Growing up with a mother with a dramatic personality, I certainly know we have this in Norwegian too, but, as cool and level headed I am in comparison, I really have no idea how to use it even if that's my native language 🤣 I have to hear mum inside my head to get it right. 😜
Hey hello Greg!, Can you make a video talking about Saxon Genitive??
please send the word class lecture video
Good lesson, thank you, I have a *question*, Can we use this style in all expressions or just with these specific adverbs which you stated in the video.
@englishwithgreg Great lesson and explanation of this structure, Greg! Could you explain the meaning of this sentence of yours - No sooner had I arrived, than it started to rain? Thanks!
Can I use 'yet' in past simple tense? 'I didnot forget yet' - is it a right sentence?
Why can you make it dramtic by using the quastion structure? Is there anything common between quastion and emphasis?
Yeah ! Very important to know these details. Actually in French - as you probably know!- we say sentences like " À peine avais-je fait un pas dans la maison que ... que le chien 🐕 vint me faire la fête !" I think it’s the same way of emphasizing. 221022
Can we use "THERE" in subordinate clause with sepcific noun "The man and my friend" As :- 1) This is the time when"THERE" was the man. 2) this is the time when THERE was my friend. Please help me with explanation. And Q1 ) Is "THERE" word still adverb of place in both sentence
I am glad I knew it before watching the video 😅
Greetings from Brazil. Nice lesson. Congrats. Is this rule usual in American English? Thanks.
@callampa777
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I have the same doubt!
hello! why did you use "realise", not "realize" on 8:38 ?
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Hello Greg! Thank you for your videos. Could you please tell me if we can use adverbs like usually, often, sometimes in the past simple tense :eg. I often took my little brother to the cinema. Is it necessary to add qualifiers such as -last summer etc. Thank you in advance
@nikovanegas2735
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I might be wrong but this is what i think: Adverbs like those help to show on going frequency as something that started and hasn't finalized yet.... so I think those should be used in present simple. To show the frequency of a habit in the past and that habit is finalized i prefer using the semi-modal "used to" "I used to take my brother to the cinema"
10:45 realise or realize?
Only when I use Inversion phrases will I look like native speaker 😎✌️
which one is correct?..why Don't water flow in the river? or why water Don't flow in the river?
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 🙂🙂
Thanks for the video. are these expressions used in a colloquial conversation¿ I mean, are they just formal? oR i can say to my mother " not only did I eat my lentils, but I I drank my orange juice too?
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Hi Greg. I can't download the Free Worksheet + Test (pdf). I tried a few times but, was unsuccessful. I filled out the form with my first name and my Email. No message arrived in either Inbox or Spam folder. Nothing. Could you send me it directly by your email? Best regards.
I've always been surprised by phrases "Don't you cry tonight" or ""Keep your hand on your gun. Don't you trust anyone"... Is this a question or what?
@lannalisa2925
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Imperative verbs
Google is spying me, the lesson I had yesterday on classroom was Inversions
I think you are forming questions incorrectly. Ex. He is a doctor The question should be: What does he do? .. Not: Is he a doctor?! >> its answer should be: Yes, he is. or Yes, he is a doctor.
Grazie perche' e' parecchio che non lo pratico il mio B1+. Mi ero ripromessa l'estate scorsa ma faceva troppo caldo. Devo prendermi un 3 giorni di full immersion per il ripasso di tutta la grammatica di base e' quella a completamento della secondary school inglese e poi studio ed esercizi per passare al B2. Piu' vocaboli, piu' velocita' piu' esercizi di ascolto senza sottotitoli, piu' esercizi ad alta voce. Tutte cose che so che dovrei fare. E' che sono tornata ancora a zero. J Should and J would, but J cannot do it now. What do you think about next week?