C1 · INVERSION
Negative Inversion
Olumsuz ya da sınırlayıcı bir zarf cümle başına çekildiğinde, özne ile yardımcı fiil yer değiştirir (tıpkı soru gibi). Bu yapı resmî ve vurguludur.
| Başlangıç | Devrik yapı |
|---|---|
| Never | Never have I seen such chaos. |
| Rarely / Seldom | Seldom does he complain. |
| Not only | Not only did she call, but she also visited. |
| No sooner ... than | No sooner had we left than it rained. |
| Little | Little did they know the truth. |
Yardımcı fiil yoksa do/does/did getirilir: Rarely does he speak.
Örnekler
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Never before had the country faced such a crisis.
Ülke daha önce hiç böyle bir krizle karşılaşmamıştı.
Never before + had + özne -
Not only did the plan fail, but it also cost millions.
Plan yalnızca başarısız olmakla kalmadı, milyonlara da mal oldu.
Not only + did + özne -
Seldom do we get a second chance like this.
Böyle ikinci bir şansı nadiren yakalarız.
Seldom + do + özne (yardımcı fiil eklenir)
Mini alıştırma
Mikro döngü · 6 soru · Boşluk doldur
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Rarely (boşluk) such a well-organised conference in this city.
- we have attended
- have we attended
- we attended
- attended we
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No sooner (boşluk) the office than the phone started ringing.
- had she left
- she had left
- has she left
- she left
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Little (boşluk) that the small start-up would one day employ thousands of people.
- the founders knew
- knew the founders
- did the founders know
- the founders did know
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Not only (boşluk) the deadline, but they also exceeded the client's expectations.
- they met
- met they
- they did meet
- did they meet
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Never in my career (boşluk) a candidate so well prepared for an interview.
- I have met
- have I met
- I met
- did I met
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Seldom (boşluk) her opinion in meetings, so everyone listened when she finally spoke.
- she voiced
- voiced she
- did she voice
- she did voice
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