Inversion im formellen Schreiben

Über vorangestellte verneinende Adverbialbestimmungen hinaus verwendet formelles und literarisches Englisch Inversion nach dem Konditional „had/were/should" (ohne „if") und nach bestimmten Ortsadverbialien, was einen formellen oder dramatischen Ton verleiht.

Examples

• Had I known, I would have acted differently.
• Were she to arrive late, the meeting would proceed without her.
• Should you need assistance, please contact the front desk.
• Down the hill rolled the ball.
• So great was the pressure that the pipe finally burst.

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