Natural and Inverted Order of Sentences

When the subject of a sentence comes before the verb, the sentence is in natural order.Examples:1. The dog ran down the street.2. Two English classes are scheduled for 9th grade.3. A crash was heard in the back of the room.4. Julie has designed the banner for the party.5. Germany was one of the first great centers of

newspaper publishing.

-When the verb or part of the verb comes before the subject, the sentence is in inverted order. -Most questions are in inverted order. -A sentence has inverted word order when an adverb, a helping verb, or a prepositional phrase is located at the beginning of the sentence and modifies the verb instead of the subject. Examples:1. Down the street, the dog ran .2. Scheduled for 9th grade are two English classes .3. In the back of the room a crash was heard.4. The banner for the party was designed by Julie.5. One of the first great centers of newspaper publishing is

Germany.6. Can you hear the ocean?

Identify whether the sentence is in Natural

Order or Inverted Order.

1. There are two possible

explanations for the accident.

2. Who is responsible for creating that computer virus?

3. The lilacs in our backyard smell especially sweet this year.

4. The detective looked cautiously for the fingerprints.

5. Beyond the meadow flows a beautiful river.

6. Over the hill lies a quiet little town.

7. Cows and horses graze in the peaceful fields.

8. People come and go from the little village.

9. The whole place is a lovely scene.

10. All the children are hot and thirsty.

11. Four girls are ready to go back to the game.

12. Two boys are certain of a victory.

13. In the line at the water fountain are six thirsty children

14. The floundering ship sank beneath the waves.

15. The student sat in the first row.

16. Can you hear the ocean?

17. Comics can be funny too.

18. Look at the huge wave.

19. Two seagulls flew above the beach.

20. Beyond the meadow flows a beautiful river.

21. On the breakfast table was the newspaper.

22. Around that corner is my favorite store.

23. The greatest love of my life is my mother.

24. There is a small shell on the sand.

25. Runners dashed around the track.

(1)Africa is a huge continent with many countries. (2)Many different areas are carved out of this one continent. (3)Some areas have mountains. (4)Some have deserts. (5)Some have forests. (6)With all the different areas, come different animals and plants. (7)Therefore, different groups of people, all with their own customs and ways of life, have come to live in each area of Africa.

Change the following into Inverted order.1. The horse jumped over the hurdle.2. The farmer’s helper will pick the corn

tomorrow.3. The answer is here.4. Bill is the president of the student

council.5. The dog was lying next to the bed.