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Inverted Sentence

Definition: An inverted sentence is a sentence in which the usual word order, subject-verb-object, is changed for stylistic or rhetorical purposes.

Example sentences:

1. Only when the sun goes down do I feel alive. (Adverbial Inversion)
2. Not only was she talented, but also beautiful. (Negative Inversion)
3. Out of the car jumped five clowns. (Prepositional Inversion)
4. Seldom does he complain about anything. (Adverbial Inversion)

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