Question

Choose whether the following statement is True or False:
The normal order of words (subject - verb - object) in a sentence can be inverted (verb - subject - object) to add emphasis. [Advanced]

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

An effective way to make language more emphatic when using English is by inverting a sentence's normal word order.
For example, 'I have never eaten such a flaky croissant.' is a regular sentence, with the word order: subject (I) + verb (have never eaten) + object (such a flaky croissant).
To add emphasis, the auxiliary verb comes before the subject: Never have I eaten such a flaky croissant. ('Never' is an adverb and the main verb is 'eaten')
Hence the given statement is true and option A is correct, B is incorrect.