ademoglu
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2014
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Turkish
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- Turkey
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- Turkey
Hi,
1- Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English. (http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/until?q=until)
The inversion: Not until she spoke had I realized she wasn't English.
2- My sister had waited at the window until the school bus arrived. (*self-made*)
The inversion: Not until the school bus arrived had my sister waited at the window.
I would like to ask if the inversion of sentence one is OK or not. As for the second sentence, I am not sure if I should use the past perfect or should I use the simple past. If it is OK, I would like to ask if the inversion of it is OK, too?
Thanks.
1- Until she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English. (http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/until?q=until)
The inversion: Not until she spoke had I realized she wasn't English.
2- My sister had waited at the window until the school bus arrived. (*self-made*)
The inversion: Not until the school bus arrived had my sister waited at the window.
I would like to ask if the inversion of sentence one is OK or not. As for the second sentence, I am not sure if I should use the past perfect or should I use the simple past. If it is OK, I would like to ask if the inversion of it is OK, too?
Thanks.