Key Word Transformation
Block 3: Inversion, Connectors & Verb Patterns
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It looks like a question, but it's not. Use "The Question Disguise" to add drama and emphasis to your writing. Parece una pregunta, pero no lo es. Usa "El Disfraz de Pregunta" para añadir drama y énfasis.
"I have never seen such beauty."
Subject + Aux + Verb
"Never have I seen such beauty."
Trigger + Aux + Subject + Verb
Nunca he visto tal belleza.If you start a sentence with a Negative Adverb, you MUST invert. Si empiezas con un adverbio negativo, DEBES invertir.
Frequency negatives.
"Rarely do we see this."
Adding emphasis.
"Not only is he rich..."
Immediate past action.
"No sooner had I arrived..."
Strong prohibition.
"...should you open it."
Limiting the time.
"Only then did I understand."
Negative knowledge.
"Little did he know..."
Make your conditionals formal by deleting "IF" and inverting. Haz tus condicionales formales borrando "IF" e invirtiendo.
If you should need help...
"Should you need help..."
Si necesitas ayuda... (Muy formal).If I were you...
"Were I you..."
Si yo fuera tú...If I had known...
"Had I known..."
Si lo hubiera sabido... (Muy común).20 Questions. Master the dramatic switch.
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