Which sentence demonstrates correct inversion with a negative adverbial?
- Under no circumstances Ariel should abandon her dreams of walking on land.
- Hardly Ariel had left the palace when she realized the sea witch’s trap.
- Never before has Ariel been so conflicted about her choices.
- Rarely Ariel does sing with such passion. Rarely Ariel does sing with such passion.
Explanation
After certain negative adverbials (e.g., never before, seldom, rarely), we invert the auxiliary verb and the subject: has Ariel been.
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