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What is “subject/verb agreement”?: Difference between revisions
→Verb Preceding the Subject
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'''After [[adverbial expressions]] of place''' | '''After [[adverbial expressions]] of place''' : | ||
Round the corner came the postman. | Round the corner came the postman. | ||
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'''After 'seldom', 'rarely', 'never', in [[comparisons]]''' | '''After 'seldom', 'rarely', 'never', in [[comparisons]]''' : | ||
''Seldom'' have I seen such a beautiful view. | ''Seldom'' have I seen such a beautiful view. | ||
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'''After 'hardly', 'scarcely', 'no sooner', when one thing happens after another.''' | '''After 'hardly', 'scarcely', 'no sooner', when one thing happens after another.''' : | ||
''Hardly had I begun'' to speak when I was interrupted. | ''Hardly had I begun'' to speak when I was interrupted. | ||
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''Scarcely had we started our meal'' our meal when the phone rang. | ''Scarcely had we started our meal'' our meal when the phone rang. | ||
''No sooner had I arrived'' than they all started to argue. | |||
'''After adverbial expressions beginning with 'only'''' : | |||
''Only'' after the meeting ''did I realize'' the importance of the subject. | |||
'''After [[exclamations]] with 'here' and 'there'''' : | |||
''Here comes'' the winner! | |||
''There goes'' all our money! | |||
==Intervening Expressions== | ==Intervening Expressions== | ||