Have I never come across such a clear, organised and elaborate video on this subject, the inversions! You are a great talent as a teacher and it is joy to watch and learn from you!
Hi! I came across a sentence on BBC News today; I want to know if it’s an inversion. The article concerning China’s instant noodle consumption. Here is the sentence: “Be it a snack for students, a meal on the train, or just the go-to choice for hungry workers, more than 46.2 billion packets were sold in China and Hong Kong in 2013.” Thank you for great lessons!
Never had it dawned on me the idea that is subjunctive. Now I get the sentence as 'It is reported that it should be a snack for students…' This helped me a lot.:) Thank you very much.
Thanks, I found it on Alibaba - looks really cool. In one of your videos you spoke a bit of Russian. Well done! Enjoy watching your videos, thumbs up for the common mistakes series. I live in Australia but still find your lessons very helpful. Learned a lot!!!!!
Dear sir, please tell me whether it is grammatically correct to say " my laziness prevented me to do so" I feel it should be either " my laziness prevented me from doing so" Or " my laziness prevented my doing so." . I should also like to know whether there are alternative constructions used to express the same idea. Thank you.
I would like to ask about "no sooner". Would it be possible to use it without using "than"? Ex. No sooner had I arrived the train station, the train left. Or we can only use "No sooner had I arrived the train station than the train left. Another question is that can the above sentence be replaced by "Hardly had I arrive the train station when the train left"?
Just to point out, in the second example of the third situation--it's Then Not Than, so it must be 'No sooner had we arrived then dinner was served'. overall, thank you for the quite clear explanation :)
+AZEDDINE ABDOUSS You'd better tell Cambridge and Oxford university that they are both wrong too. www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/no-sooner-%E2%80%94%E2%80%94-than dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/no-sooner
+MrSkypelessons You would be a lot more appreciated if you explain to me the use of THAN in this sentence and how it makes sense in this case, whereas to me THEN sounds more natural, and works much better .
As a non-native English speaker, I understood it as a continuous related action, in which case my suggestion was 'wrong' because of the comparative word "sooner". Nonetheless, "THAN" was used here for comparing the TIME when both actions occur, the thing which you Failed to explain, but AGAIN overall thank you very much :)
hello :) I would like to ask you how is the tense changing, when we use the inversion "but for" in conditionals. Btw, your channel is amazing and helped me a lot to go through grammar. thank you very much !
I always puzzle my brain with sentences containing infinitives with to, when it comes to parallelism. For example: I want to drink and dance. Should I put TO before DANCE or it's already perfectly structured without it?
Дарья П. I want to drink, dance and sing is ok, and I want to drink, to dance and to sing is also ok. But I want to drink, to dance and sing isn’t ok. Because it’s not parallel between to drink, to dance and sing. I hope it’s useful for you.
There is a question in my mind Q1 can we use inversion in subordinate clauses. Original sentence:- 1) This is the time when my bike is there . "Inversion" in subordinate clause like this:- This is the time when "there" is my bike. Q1) in Inverted Sentence :- Is "THERE" word still adverb of place Q1)sir this Inverted Subordinate Clause is correct or incorrect If this is incorrect Please tell me why it is wrong..
Your videos are amazing and Really demystifying!! Thanks to you, i can have been improving my skills. Could you please teach about preposition with relative pronoun? I have a problem with composing a sentence in which these pronouns have applied, such as, of which, in which, on which, to which. I believe, you will easily example it.
We want to use 'past perfect simple' to clearly demonstrate which action happened first and past simple to demonstrate that this action happened closer the present (or after the first.) ALSO, without the auxiliary verb you can't use inversion, and 'NO SOONER.... THAN' is an expression only used with inversion therefore making the auxiliary essential.
Teacher, you said in one of the lectures on past perfect ' You need some past simple verbs really. There is MOST be some past simple moment' I cant see any past simple parts in these sentences '
I never said 'there is most be some past simple moments'. I said 'there must be a past simple verb for a past perfect verb to make sense.' This means that when you see past perfect, you will also find past simple in one of the previous sentences.
Will I ever learn everything about the English grammar? Thank you sir. I wanted to share this thought: We don't have a God who happens to be our Father. We have a Father who happens to be our God! John 3:17
Never before have I seen such an amazing video.
Daniel Sudré And seldom do students write a compliment which expresses the grammar so perfectly :)
Never have I ?
Have I never come across such a clear, organised and elaborate video on this subject, the inversions! You are a great talent as a teacher and it is joy to watch and learn from you!
Such a great teacher are you!
I have my proficiency test tomorrow... and I must improve my compulsory essay.... you saved my life THANK YOU !!!!! GRACIAS !!!!
Great Effort.
Excellent Performance.
Easy to understand.
You make it look so simple.
Sometimes I recommend your videos to my students.
WuaaOO Excelente video!!!
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Hi!, I do have a question. I'd like to know if you have exercises to practice inversion.
so nicely explained . thank you sir.
had I seen this video before, life in English would have been a lot better :)
I've learnt a lot of english on your youtube channel
mooring, Mr. Dave . it is mooring in Sydney, where I am.
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You are GREAT!
Great explanation! It really helped me
Good video you help me alot
Thank you for your perfect explanation,Sir.
I'm a future English teacher.
very clear explanation!
sir where it is used in daily life.....tell plz
Hi! I came across a sentence on BBC News today; I want to know if it’s an inversion.
The article concerning China’s instant noodle consumption. Here is the sentence: “Be it a snack for students, a meal on the train, or just the go-to choice for hungry workers, more than 46.2 billion packets were sold in China and Hong Kong in 2013.” Thank you for great lessons!
Yes, it is. And it is also subjunctive, so you ought to watch that class to find out why 'be it' is correct.
Never had it dawned on me the idea that is subjunctive. Now I get the sentence as 'It is reported that it should be a snack for students…' This helped me a lot.:) Thank you very much.
Great video! However, I notice you don't use exclamation mark to express "shock" and "surprise"?
Thanks. The organisation on the board can improve, but excellent lesson.
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Nice hat
Oh, this inversion is like never ending crazy. Are they limited to these words or we have to find them more and again and again?
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Nikolai Antonov I'm not sure. My friends in Moscow got me this one, and it's a special edition. :)
Thanks, I found it on Alibaba - looks really cool. In one of your videos you spoke a bit of Russian. Well done! Enjoy watching your videos, thumbs up for the common mistakes series. I live in Australia but still find your lessons very helpful. Learned a lot!!!!!
I need help on contrast
Dear sir, please tell me whether it is grammatically correct to say " my laziness prevented me to do so" I feel it should be either " my laziness prevented me from doing so" Or " my laziness prevented my doing so." . I should also like to know whether there are alternative constructions used to express the same idea. Thank you.
I would like to ask about "no sooner". Would it be possible to use it without using "than"? Ex. No sooner had I arrived the train station, the train left. Or we can only use "No sooner had I arrived the train station than the train left. Another question is that can the above sentence be replaced by "Hardly had I arrive the train station when the train left"?
thanks a lot
Just to point out, in the second example of the third situation--it's Then Not Than, so it must be 'No sooner had we arrived then dinner was served'. overall, thank you for the quite clear explanation :)
+AZEDDINE ABDOUSS You'd better tell Cambridge and Oxford university that they are both wrong too. www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/no-sooner-%E2%80%94%E2%80%94-than
dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/no-sooner
+MrSkypelessons You would be a lot more appreciated if you explain to me the use of THAN in this sentence and how it makes sense in this case, whereas to me THEN sounds more natural, and works much better
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+AZEDDINE ABDOUSS Bigger than...smaller than....quicker than....harder than....faster than...longer than....SOONER THAN...........Get it?
As a non-native English speaker, I understood it as a continuous related action, in which case my suggestion was 'wrong' because of the comparative word "sooner". Nonetheless, "THAN" was used here for comparing the TIME when both actions occur, the thing which you Failed to explain, but AGAIN overall thank you very much :)
+AZEDDINE ABDOUSS You're welcome. Next time you aren't sure about a phrase, check out Oxford and Cambridge. They are here to help.
hello :) I would like to ask you how is the tense changing, when we use the inversion "but for" in conditionals.
Btw, your channel is amazing and helped me a lot to go through grammar. thank you very much !
I always puzzle my brain with sentences containing infinitives with to, when it comes to parallelism. For example: I want to drink and dance. Should I put TO before DANCE or it's already perfectly structured without it?
Дарья П. I want to drink, dance and sing is ok, and I want to drink, to dance and to sing is also ok. But I want to drink, to dance and sing isn’t ok. Because it’s not parallel between to drink, to dance and sing. I hope it’s useful for you.
There is a question in my mind
Q1 can we use inversion in subordinate clauses.
Original sentence:-
1) This is the time when my bike is there .
"Inversion" in subordinate clause like this:-
This is the time when "there" is my bike.
Q1) in Inverted Sentence :-
Is "THERE" word still adverb of place
Q1)sir this Inverted Subordinate Clause is correct or incorrect
If this is incorrect
Please tell me why it is wrong..
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Your videos are amazing and Really demystifying!! Thanks to you, i can have been improving my skills. Could you please teach about preposition with relative pronoun? I have a problem with composing a sentence in which these pronouns have applied, such as, of which, in which, on which, to which. I believe, you will easily example it.
Oh my god I liked this iam in grade 8 tommorow I will take it and the teacher will explain it
"What a wonderful view" or "what wonderful view" ?
Is "be he alive" a subjunctive?
Sorry, I've just realized there is a nice video about subjunctive. With the answer to my silly question.
what if v miss 'had' in the no sooner sentence
i entered the room.i saw a snake
no sooner i entered the room than i saw a snake??
We want to use 'past perfect simple' to clearly demonstrate which action happened first and past simple to demonstrate that this action happened closer the present (or after the first.) ALSO, without the auxiliary verb you can't use inversion, and 'NO SOONER.... THAN' is an expression only used with inversion therefore making the auxiliary essential.
Okkk got it
Is this incorrect?
She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.
Please explain why?
Because I extracted this from the Oxford dictionary 🤔
Teacher, whats the difference between
Rarely had she seen such a sunrise and Rarely has she seen such a sunrise
Thanks in advance!
Кирилл Мельников present perfect and past perfect. Watch my videos on tense
Teacher, you said in one of the lectures on past perfect ' You need some past simple verbs really. There is MOST be some past simple moment'
I cant see any past simple parts in these sentences '
I never said 'there is most be some past simple moments'. I said 'there must be a past simple verb for a past perfect verb to make sense.' This means that when you see past perfect, you will also find past simple in one of the previous sentences.
Will I ever learn everything about the English grammar? Thank you sir. I wanted to share this thought: We don't have a God who happens to be our Father. We have a Father who happens to be our God! John 3:17