Inversion & Correlative Structures

Teaching points

• • Inversion:
• • Rarely have we seen...
• • Not only did he...
• • No sooner had...than...
• • Hardly had...when...
• • Correlatives:
• • both...and
• • either...or
• • neither...nor
• • not only...but also
• • the more...the more

عند تقديم كلمات سلبية مثل Rarely و Not only و No sooner يحدث قلب في ترتيب الفاعل والفعل المساعد. احفظ التراكيب الثنائية كوحدة واحدة.

Practice

Answer the 3 questions, then check — أجب عن الأسئلة الثلاثة ثم تحقق

1. 1. Not only _____ the deadline, but she also improved the design. A. she met B. did she meet C. she did meet D. had she meeting
2. 2. No sooner had the meeting started _____ the fire alarm sounded. A. when B. than C. then D. that
3. 3. Neither the manager nor the assistants _____ aware of the change. A. was B. is C. were D. has