Inversion after negative adverbials
Inversion after negative adverbials
No sooner had I arrived… Hardly had I sat down… Under no circumstances should you… Rarely/seldom/not only — formal C1 inversion.
no sooner / hardly / scarcely
👉 Past time sequences — invert the auxiliary:
No sooner had I arrived than the phone rang.
Hardly had I sat down when the doorbell rang.
Scarcely had he finished speaking when the applause began.
👉 no sooner…than, hardly/scarcely…when.
never / rarely / not only / under no circumstances
Never have I seen such beauty.
Rarely do I eat out. / Seldom does she complain.
Not only did he lie, but he also cheated.
Under no circumstances should you open that door.
Little did I know what awaited me.
❌ Never I have seen… — the adverbial needs inversion!
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