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Daily Routine C1 Level
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VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR
No sooner have I got dressed in my most casual yet professional
attire
than I am
wolfing down
a hearty breakfast to fuel my day ahead. With a
steaming cup of herbal tea in hand, I
scan
the morning headlines to stay
informed on the happenings of the world. Meanwhile, as I
commute
to
work, I
immerse
myself in an audiobook,
relishing
the well-written
prose
and captivating storytelling. Thus, I arrive at work ready
to tackle
the day
ahead of me.
GRAMMAR BREAKDOWN
Negative Inversion
In the first sentence, "
No sooner have I got dressed in my most casual yet
professional attire than I am wolfing down a hearty breakfast to fuel my day
ahead,
" the construction "
No sooner have I got dressed
" is an example of
negative inversion
.
Negative inversion
is a grammatical structure where the usual word order of a
sentence is inverted or changed when a negative adverbial expression is used
at the beginning of the sentence. Instead of the regular word order
subject-
verb
, we use the inverted order
adverb-verb-subject
.
The construction is important because it adds emphasis. I’m not just saying, "I
have got dressed," but I’m highlighting the immediacy of the action by using
"no sooner."
This construction often indicates that one action happens immediately after
another, almost without any delay. Using negative inversion helps to add a
little flair to the story instead of sticking to the same subject-verb type
construction — but it should be used sparingly.
Signposts
The final two sentences featured
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