Inversion after negative expressions
Objective: Use inversion to create emphasis after restrictive or negative expressions.
Explanation
When a negative or restrictive expression begins a sentence, the auxiliary verb normally comes before the subject. Add do, does or did when no auxiliary is already present.
Examples
- Rarely have I encountered such careful reasoning.
- Not until midnight did the discussion end.
Practice
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Rarely ___ such a convincing explanation.
Practice
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Not until the meeting ended ___ the scale of the problem.
Practice
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Under no circumstances ___ confidential files externally.