Language in use The clause beginning with the inversion had she is an alternative to the if-clause.It is not as common as the if-clause,and is a little more formal. 4 Rewrite the sentences using the inversion structure. 1 If I had known what this week's lecture was about,I wouldn't have gone. Had I known what this week's lecture was about,I wouldn't have gone. 2 I would have corrected the work,if I had noticed the mistake. I would have corrected the work had I noticed the mistake. more
The clause beginning with the inversion had she is an alternative to the if-clause. It is not as common as the if-clause, and is a little more formal. 4 Rewrite the sentences using the inversion structure. 1 If I had known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone. Had I known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone. 2 I would have corrected the work, if I had noticed the mistake. I would have corrected the work had I noticed the mistake. Language in use
Language in use 3 If you had thought about this a little earlier,you wouldn't be in trouble now. Had you thought about this a little earlier,you wouldn't be in trouble now. 4 If he had shared his ideas with us,we would have made some progress. Had he shared his ideas with us,we would have made some progress. 5 They would have improved the facilities,if they had received more money from the government. They would have improved the facilities had they received more money from the government. END
3 If you had thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be in trouble now. Had you thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be in trouble now. 4 If he had shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress. Had he shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress. 5 They would have improved the facilities, if they had received more money from the government. They would have improved the facilities had they received more money from the government. Language in use