"Never before had I seen such a wonder" is an example of adverbial inversion. But what does this term mean, and how and why do we use it? Find out with Dan's help in the programme. 0 / 3 Compare these ...

We use adverbial inversion for drama, emphasis or formality. Form: Move the adverb / adverbial phrase to the beginning of the sentence, and switch the subject and auxiliary: Normal word order: I had ...

APART from extraposition, or deferring the subject to the tail end of a clause or sentence, there's still another sentence pattern that purposively disrupts the usual declarative form to achieve ...