Inversion | Advance grammar | Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố HCM

In an advanced grammar course at Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố HCM, the topic of "Inversion" refers to a syntactic phenomenon where the normal word order of a sentence is reversed, typically for emphasis, formality, or rhetorical effect. Inversion can occur in various contexts and with different grammatical structures, such as subject-verb inversion, auxiliary inversion, and negative inversion. Here's an outline of what might be covered in a lesson on inversion:

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Inversion
Advanced Grammar (Đại hc Khoa hc Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại hc Quc gia
Thành ph H Chí Minh)
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Inversion
3 cases:
Inversion a 昀琀 er adverbials of loca 琀椀 on/posi 琀椀 on
Inversion a 昀琀 er adverbials of movement
Inversion a 昀琀 er nega 琀椀 ve adverbials/phrases
At the apple tree sat the boy
Switch S-V, S as N
At the apple tree he sat
No inversion, S as Pronoun
At the apple tree was si ng the boy
Down the hill ran the bus
Not far and Not long => No inversion
Not far from here you can see foxes
Not long a 昀琀 er that she returned to work
Such = so great/so much
She was very religious, as were most of her friends
Phrasal verbs:
A phrase:
Verb + preposi 琀椀 on/par 琀椀 cle/par 琀椀 cle-preposi 琀椀 on
Func 琀椀 oning as a verb
Meaning di 昀昀 erent from the combined meanings of individual words
Four types:
+Intransi 琀椀 ve
+Transi 琀椀 ve separable
Verb+par 琀椀 cle: O is a personal pronoun -> between verb
and par 琀椀 cle Take it o 昀昀, …
+Transi 琀椀 ve inseparable
Verb+prep
Get over an illness, run into an old friend
+Three-word transi 琀椀 ve & inseparable
Look up to, get on with
Between:
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+ About choices
+ About discussions referring to 2 or more people/groups involved
+ To say people or things share an amount of sth
Among:
+ Exis 琀椀 ng or happening in a par 琀椀 cular
group Their music is popular among teenagers
+ Included in a par 琀椀 cular group
They are among the best hockey players in the world
Only/just to Inf: to show a surprise/disappointment result
I don’t dare (to) tell her the truth: dare = (lack of) courage + to-Inf
Don’t you dare lie to me again: dare = threats/warning/anger + to-Inf
I dare you to climb up that tree: dare = challenge + to-Inf
Like Ving: to enjoy
Like to V: habit: to 昀椀 nd sth good to do
Would like to V: to want to do sth
Hate Ving: to feel sorry for what sbd is doing
Hate to V: to hate what sbd is about to do
Be understood to V: to give the impression
Understand: to understand sbd else’s feelings/ac 琀椀 ons
Dread: fear
Dread to V: to be afraid (speci 昀椀 c)
Dread Ving: to fear greatly (general)
Afraid to V: too frightened to do sth
Afraid of Ving: to fear that sth may happen
Ashamed to V: referring to a subsequent ac 琀椀 on
Ashamed of Ving: referring to a present/previous ac 琀椀 on
Prefer to V: general ac 琀椀 on
Prefer Ving to Ving: general ac 琀椀 on
Would prefer to V: speci 昀椀 c ac 琀椀 on
Bear to V: speci 昀椀 c ac 琀椀 on
Bear Ving: general ac 琀椀 on
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lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 Inversion
Advanced Grammar (Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 Inversion 3 cases:
Inversion a 昀琀 er adverbials of loca 琀椀 on/posi 琀椀 on
Inversion a 昀琀 er adverbials of movement
Inversion a 昀琀 er nega 琀椀 ve adverbials/phrases At the apple tree sat the boy Switch S-V, S as N At the apple tree he sat No inversion, S as Pronoun
At the apple tree was si 琀 ng the boy Down the hill ran the bus
Not far and Not long => No inversion
Not far from here you can see foxes
Not long a 昀琀 er that she returned to work Such = so great/so much
She was very religious, as were most of her friends Phrasal verbs: A phrase:
Verb + preposi 琀椀 on/par 琀椀 cle/par 琀椀 cle-preposi 琀椀 on Func 琀椀 oning as a verb
Meaning di 昀昀 erent from the combined meanings of individual words Four types: +Intransi 琀椀 ve
+Transi 琀椀 ve – separable
Verb+par 琀椀 cle: O is a personal pronoun -> between verb
and par 琀椀 cle Take it o 昀昀, …
+Transi 琀椀 ve – inseparable Verb+prep
Get over an illness, run into an old friend
+Three-word – transi 琀椀 ve & inseparable Look up to, get on with Between: lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 + About choices
+ About discussions referring to 2 or more people/groups involved
+ To say people or things share an amount of sth Among:
+ Exis 琀椀 ng or happening in a par 琀椀 cular
group Their music is popular among teenagers
+ Included in a par 琀椀 cular group
They are among the best hockey players in the world
Only/just to Inf: to show a surprise/disappointment result
I don’t dare (to) tel her the truth: dare = (lack of) courage + to-Inf
Don’t you dare lie to me again: dare = threats/warning/anger + to-Inf
I dare you to climb up that tree: dare = challenge + to-Inf Like Ving: to enjoy
Like to V: habit: to 昀椀 nd sth good to do
Would like to V: to want to do sth
Hate Ving: to feel sorry for what sbd is doing
Hate to V: to hate what sbd is about to do
Be understood to V: to give the impression
Understand: to understand sbd else’s feelings/ac 琀椀 ons Dread: fear
Dread to V: to be afraid (speci 昀椀 c)
Dread Ving: to fear greatly (general)
Afraid to V: too frightened to do sth
Afraid of Ving: to fear that sth may happen
Ashamed to V: referring to a subsequent ac 琀椀 on
Ashamed of Ving: referring to a present/previous ac 琀椀 on
Prefer to V: general ac 琀椀 on
Prefer Ving to Ving: general ac 琀椀 on
Would prefer to V: speci 昀椀 c ac 琀椀 on
Bear to V: speci 昀椀 c ac 琀椀 on
Bear Ving: general ac 琀椀 on