Inversion 7

Index

Change the normal sentence into one with inversion. You may have to change some of the words. ANSWERS + EXPLANATION

1) The building stands at the corner of Tudor Street.
At the building.

2) An attractive woman with light black hair and a brown coat walked down the alley.
Down an attractive woman with light black hair and a brown coat.

3) The fireman climbed up the ladder and pulled a baby out the second floor window.
Up the fireman and pulled a baby out the second floor window.

4) A lady in a fancy dress came onto the stage.
Onto a lady in a fancy dress.

5) A strange old man sat on the bench looking lost and alone.
On a strange old man looking lost and alone.

Answers

We also use inversion with adverbs expressing direction of movement and prepositional phrases of place: at, on, in, out, up, away, down, at, off, down placed at the beginning of the sentence. It's usually used with verbs such as: climb, go, fly, come, stand.

ADVERB OF PLACE/PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE + VERB + SUBJECT
Up went hundreds of toy balloons.
Down the hill rolled the children.
In front of the fireplace, lay a large cat.
Round the corner arrived the inspector.

1) the corner of Tudor Street stands 2) the alley walked 3) the ladder climbed 4) the stage came 5) the bench sat