Inverted Sentence Structure

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Along the rocks lay hundreds of mussels and clams. 

• Natural
• Inverted

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Outside the window sat a hungry bird. 

• Natural
• Inverted

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
The stolen merchandise is here! 

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
The lilacs in our backyard smell especially sweet this year.

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
I seldom leave my house so early. 

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Scarcely had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
They had met such rude people nowhere before. 

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
In the line at the water fountain are six thirsty children.

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Who is responsible for creating that computer virus?

• Inverted
• Natural

Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. 
Beyond the meadow flows a beautiful river.

• Inverted
• Natural