Which of the following is an inverted sentence?

Correct answer: Barked the dog loudly. An inverted sentence places the verb before the subject; here the verb “barked” comes before “the dog”.

• The loudly dog barked: This keeps the subject before the verb, and the adverb is misplaced.
• The dog barked loudly: This follows normal subject–verb–adverb order.
• The dog loudly barked: This follows normal subject–adverb–verb order.