Definition: Inverted word order: verb before the subject.

Types of Inversion:

• Verb before subject
  Example: “Her father stood in the doorway.” → “In the doorway stood her father.”

• Auxiliary before subject
  Example: “He had rarely seen such a sunset.” → “Rarely had he seen such a sunset.”

Framing:

• Rearranging information.

• Emphasis on a specific part.

Common Structures:
Example: “Here comes the bus.”
Example: “There goes Nigel Slater, the footballer.”

Special Uses:

• Indicates something will happen soon.
  Example: “Here comes lunch.” / “There goes £100!”

• Indicates loss of things (money).

Movement and Changes:

• Vocalization of adverbs: "in", "out", "up".
  Example: “The door opened and in came the doctor.”
  Example: “Up went the balloon.”

Examples:
“It would be a serious setback, if the talks were to fail.” → “It would be a serious setback, were the talks to fail.”
“If you should need more information, please telephone our main office.” → “Should you need more information, please telephone our main office.”

Notes on Formality:

• Inverted sentences are more formal.

• Contracted forms are not used in negative clauses.
  Example: “Had the plane not been diverted, they would have arrived early.”

Uses of Inversion:
“The cake was excellent, as was the coffee.”
“I believed, as did my colleagues, that the plan would work.”
“Parents watch more television than do their children.”

Notes on Pronouns:
Do not invert subject and verb after “as” or “than” if the subject is a pronoun.
Example: “We now know a lot more about the Universe than we did ten years ago.”