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Inversion after negative adverbs, etc.
certain adverbs (when used at the beginning of a sentence) must be fol owed by auxiliary
verbs (be, do, have, can must, etc.) + S + the rest of the sentence
Never/Seldom has there been so much protest against the Bomb. Little does he realize how important
this meeting is. On no account must you accept any money if he offers it.
VS
There has never been so much protest against the Bomb.
He little realizes how important this meeting is.
often with only after, only then
Only then did I realize how dangerous the situation had been.
so + adjective (+ that) and such (+ that):
So sudden was the attack (that) we had no time to escape. Such was his strength that he could bend
iron bars.
Focus adverbs
even, just, merely, only, really, and simply
can precede the word they qualify to focus attention on it
even/only are relatively flexible; may cause ambiguities → put them before the word they
qualify
Even Tom knows that 2 and 2 make 4 (i.e. although he's stupid).
Tom even knows that 2 and 2 make 4 (i.e. of the many things he knows).
Only Tom knows the answer (i.e. nobody else does)
Tom knows only half of it (i.e. nothing else)
Tom only met Helen (i.e. no one else)
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I'm only too glad to be of help (in the sense of 'extremely')
I don't know why you're so angry I only left the door open (before a V in explanations and excuses)
Too, as well, not…either, and also
o TOO and AS WELL usual y at the end (in the affirmative)