Usage Examples Inversion, Ellipsis, Substitution

• Seldom was the child so quiet. -
• I take piano lessons, and so does he. -
• Never had he felt so alive. -
• Are you ready to go? I am. -
• I was surprised, and so were the others. -
• We ran out of flour, I need to buy some. -
• By doing so you can improve your health. -
• There goes progress. -
• My wife didn't like the room, and neither did I. -
• I would never go diving and she would. -
• Little did we know everything would change soon. -
• I broke my glasses and had to buy new ones. -
• I shouldn't eat junk food, and neither should you. -
• Hardly had he returned from Paris before he got back to work. -
• Not until September will she receive her visa. -
• Only then did she realize she hadn't eaten anything for eight hours. -
• Her brother is always very kind to me, and so is she. -
• Never had I known such joy. -
• No sooner did she open the door than her dog ran out. -
• Here comes the judge! -