高中英语牛津译林版-模块8教案：《Unit 3 The world of colours and light》Grammar and usage 教案 2.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 2 ◆ I am doing my homework. What are you doing? In the above sentences, the second sentence of each pair is a question. The order of the words in the sentences has been changed. This is called inversion. When we use inversion, we put the predicate or part of it before the subject, so the predicate is emphasized instead of the subject. Inversion can be used in many cases besides in a question. 2. The other cases where inversion can be used are as follows. When the sentence begins with a negative word or a negative phrase such as neither, nor, never, not, at no time, seldom, hardly