Usage Examples Inversion, Ellipsis, Substitution

• Here comes the prime minister! -
• The punishment for the criminal was tough but fair. -
• My wife didn't like the room, and neither did I. -
• Only then did I notice he left the room. -
• She likes poetry, and so do I. -
• He is sorry for hurting you. He didn't mean to. -
• Little did he realize he was home. -
• I have won the competition before and I will do so again next year. -
• My sister was very happy, and so was her friend. -
• She wouldn't be angry, and neither would her mother. -
• There goes my lunch. -
• Not a word did I hear from her since she moved. -
• I was surprised, and so were the others. -
• Only then did I realize how foolish I was. -
• Never had I seen a person like her. -
• No sooner did I come home than my mum started shouting at me. -
• Only then did she press the button. -
• She told me he was in Paris. -
• Hardly had she recovered from her disease before she fell ill again. -
• We ran out of flour, I need to buy some. -