Sentence+Inversion

==Standard English word is - as you know - Subject + Verb + Object. Of course, it gets more complicated with all the different adverbs that are possible but if you can remember to use the standard word order, you can't go very wrong ... usually!==

There is, however, a short list of words which break this rule. Let's look at them now because they are very useful: for improving the quality of your writing and making your spoken English - especially in a presentation - very convincing!

~ these words stand **at the beginning** of a sentence ~ these words are often **negative** or they "**restrict**" (begrenzen) ~ because you change the word order - the **subject** comes **second** - you usually need a **__//helping//__** verb.

//**are**// you //**allowed to**// smoke in this building. //**can**// you //**get hold of**// someone in that company after 3 p.m.! //**are**// you //**going to**// get the job. ||  ||
 * ==word/phrase== || ==translation== || ==sample sentence== || ==practice sentences== ||
 * //Unter keinen Umständen// || ===Under no circumstances=== || **//should//** you //**use**// a comma like in German.
 * //Nicht nur ... sondern auch// || ===Not only ..., but also ...===

Not also ..., but ... + not ... + either
|| Not only //**do**// we **//offer//** the best products, //**but also**// good after-sales care. Not only //**was**// the hotel horribe, //**but also**// the weather. Not only //**am**// I English, //**but also**// German. Not only //**am**// I able to repair PCs, //**but also**// crash them! Not only //**can**// I repair PCs, //**but also**// crash them! Not only //**have**// I //**been**// to Italy, //**but also**// Austria. Not only //**did**// we //**visit**// the Severn Sisters, //**but**// we //**also**// made a trip to London. Not only //**did**// you not //**pay**// the invoice, //**but**// you did//** n't **// answer our reminder //** either **//. ||  ||

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