Inversion

Inversion is the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. There are two types of inversion:

Subject-verb inversion, where the subject and the main verb switch positions and the word order becomes verb + subject:

In his bag was the wrapped treasure.

Subject-auxiliary inversion, where the subject and the auxiliary switch positions and the word order becomes auxiliary + subject (+ verb):

Rarely had I seen him that angry.
When do you arrive?
He's exhausted, isn't he?

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