“This question already has an answer here: Inversion in \”only have they\” 2 answers I am not sure whether either of the following sentences (in quotations) are grammatically correct.” “Those two lines sound awkward to me.” “How do I find out if someone is in the same position?” “If the latter is long, in effect the former is. (*/*)” “\” or \”Since the latter is smaller, so should be the former.\””