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Inversions and Emphatic Structures 2

This document discusses emphatic structures in English that involve inverting the subject and auxiliary verb. It provides examples of sentences using "so...that" and "not only...but also" constructions and inverting the subject and auxiliary verb for emphasis. The examples show how to correctly form the inverted structures while maintaining the appropriate verb tense. Inversions allow rearranging elements in a sentence to place emphasis on different parts of speech.

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Inversions and Emphatic Structures 2

This document discusses emphatic structures in English that involve inverting the subject and auxiliary verb. It provides examples of sentences using "so...that" and "not only...but also" constructions and inverting the subject and auxiliary verb for emphasis. The examples show how to correctly form the inverted structures while maintaining the appropriate verb tense. Inversions allow rearranging elements in a sentence to place emphasis on different parts of speech.

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Inversions and Emphatic Structures 2

So + adj./adv. + Aux + S + Vb.:

She is so nice that everybody likes her. (Ea este atat de draguta ca toata lumea o place.) =>
So nice is she that everybody likes her. (Atat de draguta este ea ca toata lumea o place.)
She spoke so well that we were amazed. (Ea a vorbit atat de bine ca am fost uimiti.) =>S o
well did she speak that we were amazed. (Atat de bine a vorbit ea ca am fost uimiti.)
Not only + Aux + S + Vb. , but also ... (nu numai... ci si ...)
She is not only nice but also beautiful. (Ea este nu numai draguta ci si frumoasa.) => Not
only is she nice but also beautiful. (Nu numai este ea draguta ci si frumoasa.)
e.g. They are so busy that they have no time for visits. (Ei sunt atat de ocupati ca nu au timp
de
vizite.)
a) So busy they are that they have no time for visits. (Nu avem inversiune intre auxiliar si
subiect)

b) So busy were they that they have no time for visits. (Avem inversiune dar timpul verbului
nu este bun)

c) So busy are they that they have no time for visits. (Atat de ocupati sunt ei ca nu au timp
de vizite.) (avem inversiune intre auxiliar si subiect iar verbul este la timpul prezent)

d) So busy have they been that they have no time for visits. (avem inversiune dar timpul
verbului nu este bun)

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