Thanks a bunch. I've searched in so many videos but here I found and got this subject! " Rarely have I seen such a good explanation in such short video time that it made me understand the subject!"
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How could I invert this sentence? I didn´t notice until I got home that I hadn´t called her. Not until I got home did I notice that I hadn´t called her. Is that corrected?
Not until I saw what was happening did I know what to do Not before I saw what was happening did I know what to do Only after I saw what was happening did I know what to do Only when I saw what was happening did I know what to do Only after I saw what was happening did I know what to do etc. Do the have same meanings?
I know I'm gonna be preaching to the converted, but 'hardly', as far as I'm aware, is used with 'when' & 'before', as in Hardly had I got home when the dog started barking, whereas 'than' is used with 'no sooner', isn't it? E.g. No sooner had I got home than the dog started barking. Concur? Rant over.
Hi there. Yes, technically you are right - with regards to the traditional corpora based usage of these inversions - i.e. from literature, however in common usage the conjunctions 'than' and 'when' are interchangeable with these phrases.
I’ve been living in uk for 2 years, learning English for many years, has IELTS 7.5, watched lots of videos about inversions and I still don’t get it LoL. I mean I know basics but when it comes to advanced part, it’s impossible for me to
Dan: "Did you get it? Of course, you got it. ( I acted crazily in the video for you guys.) Fan: Thanks Dan. Btw, I have a question. In the end, Dan said "I've been Dan. You've been fantastic." Is it emphasizing for "Im Dan."
It is just idiomatic; a sort of joke to make a balanced phrase with "you've been fantastic." It would be perfectly normal to end a programme by saying "This has been a BBC Learning English production" so perhaps it originated from that form. It's not a normal thing to say and not something you should worry about :)
1. Never have I gone to Europe. 2. Rarely do I go to swimming pool. 3. Seldom did she study very hard. 4. Not until I studied hard on my research, did I know what to do. 5. Hardly had I got into classroom when the bell rang. 6. Little did they know that he had killed all people in prison.
What is the meaning of that sentence? Hardly had I got home than the dog started barking? Do this mean: The dog started barking because I had hardly got home?
Can we use Adverbial "THERE" "Inversion" in subordinate clause in (Inverted sentence used in Subordinate Clause in this sentence) As :- 1) This is the time when"THERE" was the man. Please help me with explanation. And Q1 ) Is "THERE" word still adverb of place in both sentence ❤❤ Help Please
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Never have you seen 'inversion' taught like that, right? Why not try another BBC English Masterclass?: ruclips.net/video/197ylt8XhpI/видео.html
Never have I seen such a professional teacher.
Why is in your sentence "Never HAVE I seen..." and in his first one at the begginning is
"Never HAD I met..." ? Thank you )
Never have I seen such a nice teacher.
Rarely do I eat out.
I like your energy, Dan. Keep up the great work!
Never have I seen such a wonderful and structured lesson.
Thanks a bunch. I've searched in so many videos but here I found and got this subject! " Rarely have I seen such a good explanation in such short video time that it made me understand the subject!"
After watching this video reading Sherlock Holmes finally makes sense 😃
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Not until I saw this video, did I know about inversion. Is my sentence correct?
Hi Othmane Zaouiri. Yes, it is correct. Well done!
Yes Michal. That is also correct!
I saw this yesterday on my english class, that's confuse to me!!, I'll have to practice it more :'c
I didn't know about this inversion. Your videos are very useful as always :)
It's not that used actually, but if you want to emphasise something in a sentence it's a really helpful technique ;)
Excellent explanation as everything done by the BBC.
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Concrete, absolutely useful and funny. Thank you, Dan and BBC.
This guy is amazing😂
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Not only is this video good humored but also it is useful =)
I like your way to explain! but What means for example "No sooner" it's like... as soon as..... ?
Thank you for useful explanation ❤
Only after I saw your video did I understand this topic, thanks a lot teacher, what useful video!
This guy's great.
Not until I saw your lesson have I understood the inversion clause
Amazing lesson. Thanks a ton. Super accent and examples.
Fantastic! it's really helpful, thanks!
No sooner had I known that I would attend the C1 exam than I came to whatch this video
haha I love how he introduced the clip
Brilliant!
3:10 Never had I met someone so interesting! I love the laughing you made. XDDD
Super!well done👍🏻
Never have I learned something very easily.
Thank you.
never ever had I wrote a single sentence in inversion until I watched this video
the closer to the end, the more difficult inversion it gets
How could I invert this sentence? I didn´t notice until I got home that I hadn´t called her.
Not until I got home did I notice that I hadn´t called her. Is that corrected?
A bit belated Vinicius, but yes, your sentence is correct!
Not until I saw what was happening did I know what to do
Not before I saw what was happening did I know what to do
Only after I saw what was happening did I know what to do
Only when I saw what was happening did I know what to do
Only after I saw what was happening did I know what to do etc. Do the have same meanings?
Hardly had I got home than the dog started barking. Is that "than"oir "then"? Last box, 1st sentence. Thank you.
than or then?? got confused....3:17
Hardly had I got home than it started raining. (to rain)
Simply Wonderful
waooo.. well i did not know before ....
I had never met someone so interesting
Never had I met someone so interesting
NEVER HAD I MET someone so interesting
it's not confusing is just,not to practical
I know I'm gonna be preaching to the converted, but 'hardly', as far as I'm aware, is used with 'when' & 'before', as in Hardly had I got home when the dog started barking, whereas 'than' is used with 'no sooner', isn't it?
E.g. No sooner had I got home than the dog started barking. Concur?
Rant over.
Hi there. Yes, technically you are right - with regards to the traditional corpora based usage of these inversions - i.e. from literature, however in common usage the conjunctions 'than' and 'when' are interchangeable with these phrases.
@@bbclearningenglish Got it. Thanks for writing back.
Seldom did she work very hard
I’ve been living in uk for 2 years, learning English for many years, has IELTS 7.5, watched lots of videos about inversions and I still don’t get it LoL. I mean I know basics but when it comes to advanced part, it’s impossible for me to
complicated! Only when i started living alone did i realise how hard it was. Correct?
only when did I start living alone did ı realise how hard was it ? must be...
Artem that's perfect. NEW THING needs some practice though...
She seldom worked very hard
Never had I met someone so interesting.
Why 'someone' and not "anybody"?
Can we use 'some' in negative sentences?
Dan: "Did you get it? Of course, you got it. ( I acted crazily in the video for you guys.)
Fan: Thanks Dan.
Btw, I have a question. In the end, Dan said "I've been Dan. You've been fantastic." Is it emphasizing for "Im Dan."
It is just idiomatic; a sort of joke to make a balanced phrase with "you've been fantastic." It would be perfectly normal to end a programme by saying "This has been a BBC Learning English production" so perhaps it originated from that form. It's not a normal thing to say and not something you should worry about :)
I didn't know how to play until they showed me how.
Not until they showed me how did i know how to play.
1. Never have I gone to Europe.
2. Rarely do I go to swimming pool.
3. Seldom did she study very hard.
4. Not until I studied hard on my research, did I know what to do.
5. Hardly had I got into classroom when the bell rang.
6. Little did they know that he had killed all people in prison.
Hardly, no, only negative
As a Chinese, we learned this at high school. It is kind of hard for us to understand the grammar.
Not until I failed the university entrance exam, I cried
I didn't cry until I failed the university entrance exam.
I think it should be 'did I cry'
What is the meaning of that sentence?
Hardly had I got home than the dog started barking?
Do this mean:
The dog started barking because I had hardly got home?
@laukarchang We should say 'I had hardly got home when the dog started barking.' This means the dog started barking as soon as you got home.
I see, thank you every much!
May I confirm again: THAN and WHEN can be used alternatively?
Not until I came here did I know what to do
I didn't know what to do until I came here
This brother is crazy
What a difficult subject!
Can we use Adverbial "THERE" "Inversion" in subordinate clause in
(Inverted sentence used in Subordinate Clause in this sentence)
As :-
1) This is the time when"THERE" was the man.
Please help me with explanation.
And
Q1 ) Is "THERE" word still adverb of place in both sentence
❤❤
Help Please
Can present continouos tense be used as inversion. For example. 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐦 𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. Is this sentence correct?
I didn't know what to do until I saw what had happened
Not until I saw what had happened did I know what to do
I rarely absent from the class.
I rarely go outside
Rarely do I absent the class
Seldom did I sleep during the class
Little did they know that he had stolen all their money.
What is the actual meaning of this sentence?
They didn't know (that) he... Or,
They hadn't realized (that) he...
Seldom Had I stolen money from my own case :D
Instead of « Than » in hardly sentences, it should have been « then » 😢
I seldom slept 😴 during the class
Not until my mother called did I wake up
I didn't wake up until my mother called
lol im watching this in my cuarentine english class someone with me?
Yup
Rarely do I go outside
lmao this guy is so cringe smh
Never had I seen such a boring lesson 🙂