Inversion in English
In broad terms, one can distinguish between two major types of inversion in English that involve verbs: subject–auxiliary inversion and subject–verb inversion. The difference between these two types resides with the nature of the verb involved, i.e. whether it is an auxiliary verb or a full verb.
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