(Mai no he sentit tants disbarats.)
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Never have I heard such nonsense.
(Mai no he sentit tants disbarats.)
When a negative adverbial expression goes before the subject, the verb form is the same as in a question, with the auxiliary verb before the subject.
| I have never heard such nonsense. (Mai no he sentit tants disbarats.) Compare Never have I heard such nonsense. (Mai no he sentit tants disbarats.) |
| I had hardly begun when the lights went out. (Amb prou feines havia començat quan els llums es van apagar.) Compare Hardly had I begun when the lights went out. (Amb prou feines havia començat quan els llums es van apagar.) |
Only plus a clause has a similar effect, e.g.:
| We will be able to decide only after we have studied the report. (Ho podrem decidir només després d'haver estudiat l'informe.) Compare Only after we have studied the report will we be able to decide. (Ho podrem decidir només després d'haver estudiat l'informe.) |
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