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What is “subject/verb agreement”?: Difference between revisions
→Verb Preceding the Subject
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In written English, as well as in a very formal style, | In written English, as well as in a very formal style, the verb precedes the subject is in the following cases: | ||
'''After [[negative adverbial expressions]]''' | '''After [[negative adverbial expressions]]''' | ||
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''Rarely'' did he pay anyone a compliment. | ''Rarely'' did he pay anyone a compliment. | ||
''Never'' had I felt so happy. | |||
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''Hardly had I begun'' to speak when I was interrupted. | ''Hardly had I begun'' to speak when I was interrupted. | ||
''Scarcely had we started" our meal when the phone rang. | |||
"No sooner had I arrived" than they all started to argue. | |||
==Intervening Expressions== | ==Intervening Expressions== | ||