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Full inversion after place adverbials

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When adverbA part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions. E.g.: I could hardly utter a word. ("hardly")s or adverbial expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofas of place are placed at the beginning of the sentence we use full inversionA structure in which a verb or an auxiliary precedes the subject. E.g.: "Here comes the sun.". This is a rhetorical device used in descriptions and narratives.

Down the hill rolled the children.
Round the corner was a nice café.
Here comes the rain again.

But if the subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy") is a personal pronounA part of speech that refers to or stands instead of a noun. E.g.: Who do you think I am? ("you", "I"), no inversion is used:

There she goes.
Here it is.
There you are.
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