inversion

We use inversion in

• questions

• question tags

• expressions such as 'so do I', 'neither do i'

• formal language - stylistic inversion

Never / seldom / rarely introduce inversion

• yes

• no

hardly / barely / scarecely / no sooner

introduce inversion

• yes

• no

After

hardly / barely / scarcely

we use 'than'

• yes

• no

after 'no sooner'

we use

'when'

• yes

• no

After

ONLY

we can use

• if

• after

• when

• by

'Little' is NOT used in inversion

• true

• false

We use inversion with

• not only

• not for

• on no condition

• on no account

We can use inversion in conditional sentences

• true

• false