Inversion of Verb

Inversion of Verb

Rule-1: Negative adverb ev‡K¨i ïi“‡Z em‡j Auxiliary verb wU Subject Gi c~‡e© em‡e|

No sooner, Scarcely, Hardly, Rarely, Barely, Seldom, Very seldom, By no means, At no time, Neither, Never, Never before, Never again, Not once, Not until, Not only, No where, Not only, Only until, Only after, Only rarely, Only when, Only if, Only because BZ¨vw` Negative adverb ¸‡jv ev‡K¨i ïi“‡Z em‡j subject Gi c~‡e© Auxiliary verb em‡e|

Structure: Negative adverb+ Auxiliary verb+ Principal verb+ Extension

Ex:

1. Never --- do it again.

            a. I will            b. will I           

c. I’ll                d. I would       Ans: b

2. Not until a monkey is several years old, - to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.

            a. it begins       b. does it begin           

c. and begin     d. beginning    Ans: b