Øv dig i avancerede inversionsstrukturer i engelsk, som f.eks. "Never have I seen", "Hardly had we arrived" og "Not only did she". Disse strukturer er almindelige i avancerede eksamener og skriftlig engelsk.
Never have I seen such a beautiful sight.
Aldrig har jeg set et så smukt syn. (Inversion med never)
Rarely does he visit his hometown.
Sjældent besøger han sin hjemby.
Seldom do we eat out.
Sjældent spiser vi ude.
Hardly had we arrived when it started raining.
Vi var knap nok ankommet, da det begyndte at regne.
Scarcely had I sat down when the phone rang.
Jeg havde knap nok sat mig, da telefonen ringede.
No sooner had he left than she called.
Han var knap nok gået, før hun ringede.
Not only did she sing, but she also danced.
Ikke alene sang hun, men hun dansede også.
Little did I know what was coming.
Jeg anede ikke, hvad der var på vej.
Only after the meeting did I understand.
Først efter mødet forstod jeg.
Only by working together can we succeed.
Kun ved at arbejde sammen kan vi lykkes.
Under no circumstances should you open this.
Du må under ingen omstændigheder åbne dette.
On no account must you tell anyone.
Du må under ingen omstændigheder fortælle nogen.
In no way am I responsible for this.
Jeg er på ingen måde ansvarlig for dette.
Not until later did we realize the truth.
Først senere indså vi sandheden.
Not since 2010 has the team won a championship.
Holdet har ikke vundet et mesterskab siden 2010.
So beautiful was the painting that I bought it.
Så smukt var maleriet, at jeg købte det.
Such was her surprise that she screamed.
Så stor var hendes overraskelse, at hun skreg.
Were I you, I would accept the offer.
Var jeg dig, ville jeg tage imod tilbuddet.
Had I known, I would have helped.
Havde jeg vidst det, ville jeg have hjulpet.
Should you need help, please call.
Skulle du få brug for hjælp, bedes du ringe.
At no time did she complain.
På intet tidspunkt klagede hun.
Nowhere have I seen such talent.
Ingen steder har jeg set et sådant talent.
Down came the rain.
Ned kom regnen. (Poetisk inversion)
Here comes the bus.
Her kommer bussen.
Only then did I realize my mistake.
Først da indså jeg min fejl.