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16.6 inversion of subject and verb with only, rarely, seldom etc. 1. If you put
only or an adverb of frequency that indicates that an event almost never takes place (
rarely, seldom )
as the first word of a phrase, then you must invert subject and object as if you were forming a question (
YES
column below.
2. The same rule applies when you put a negation (e.g.
never, nothing ) as the first word in a phrase. This construction is difficult to remember, so it is probably best to avoid it. Use the normal word order instead (third column.
YES NO YES (ALTERNATIVE) 1
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