syntax-zpracované všechny přednášky
Níže je uveden pouze náhled materiálu. Kliknutím na tlačítko 'Stáhnout soubor' stáhnete kompletní formátovaný materiál ve formátu PDF.
to express surprise or shock
What a lovely sister you are! How beautiful that house was! Wasn’t she great! Didn’t he sing wel !
Inversion
reverse (invert) the normal WO
52
Qs inversion see ↑ (←S-operator(AUX) inversion)
Negative ADVs
(←S-operator(AUX) inversion)
rather formal
an ADV with negative meaning in front position for emphasis
o never, seldom, rarely, scarcely, hardly, little, barely, under no circumstances,
not only, under no circumstances
o we INVERT the S and AUX/MODAL (S-operator(aux) inversion) (← 'česky:
částečná inverze' ← to put it simply: you move only AUX/MODAL (operator, be,
have, can, must or operator DO), not the entire VERB)
Never have we (instead of ' We have never …') witnessed such cruel behaviour by one child to another.
Seldom does one hear (instead of 'One seldom hears ') a politician say ‘sorry’.
Little did we know about our future.
Barely had we started when the alarm went off.
Never have I seen (instead of ' I have never seen…') something so beautiful.
Time reference using ONLY (←S-operator(AUX) inversion)
Only then did I realize that they had lied to me.
Only once did he knock.
Only with luck did he win the contest.
Only if you apologize wil she (NOT: she wil !) stop being angry.
Expressions beginning with NOT
(←S-operator(AUX) inversion)
invert the S and V after NOT + a PREP phrase or a clause in initial position
not only, not a sound…
Not for a moment did I (NOT + PREP phrase + AUX + S + V) think I would be offered the job, so I was
amazed when I got it.
Not til I got home did I realise my wal et was missing.
Not only did he break the rules, he put his friends in danger!
Not a sound did they make.
HERE and THERE or OFF