ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Inversion happens when we reverse (invert) the normal word order of a structure, most commonly the subject-verb word order.

Detailed explanation-2: -An inverted sentence is a sentence in a normally subject-first language in which the predicate (verb) comes before the subject (noun). Down the street lived the man and his wife without anyone suspecting that they were really spies for a foreign power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inverted sentences are sentences in which the normal word order (subject then verb) is altered, or reversed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Certain sentence types require inverted word order, in which a verb is placed before the subject. These types include interrogative sentences, conditional clauses without if, and declarative sentences that begin with negative or restrictive words such as never, rarely, scarcely, hardly ever, and not only.

Detailed explanation-5: -An inverted sentence switches the placement of the verb before the subject of a sentence as if in a question. Here are some examples of inverted sentences: Not only is he difficult to understand, but he is also funny. Never have I understood less about women.