INVERSION 2

I. Choose the most suitable words underlined.

1. Jim promised that he would never/ never would he tell anyone else.

2. Not until it was too late I remembered / did I remember I call Susan.
3. Hardly had we settle down in our seats than/when the lights went out.
4. Only after checking three times I was/was I certain of the answer.
5. At no time I was aware/was I aware of anything
6. Only Mary sang Sally passed/ did they pass the final examination.
7. So the waves were high/ So high were the waves that swimming was dangerous.
8. Only when Peter has arrived / has Peter arrived can we begin the program.
9. No sooner had it stopped raining than/when the sun came out.
10. If should you leave early/ should you leave early could you leave me a lift?

II. Write the sentences using those words

1. (Never/I/meet) such well-behaved children before. They are as good as gold. 

2. (No sooner/my father/sit down) to dinner than there was a knock on the door. 

3. (Little/he/know) that his culinary skills are quite substandard. 

4. (At no time/ I/ mean) to hurt your feelings. It was all a big misunderstanding. 

5. (Seldom/we/ have) friends over for a drink. We prefer to meet them at pubs or restaurants. 

6. (Not only/he/make) a mean cheesecake, but he also prepares homemade jam. 

7. Only when the situation gets out of hand  (the government/ begin) to act 
8. Not until June (you/can /get) all the swimming gear out of the drawers. 

9. (Only once/ I/climb) such a high mountain before. 

10. Her eyes were very red. (only later/I/find out) that her fiancé had broken up with her. 

III. Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT , UNDER, or ON.

1. Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident. (be held responsible/accountable = hold
sb responsible/ accountable)
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2. The children themselves are not in any way to blame for the disaster.
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3.The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report.
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4. I was never shown how to operate the machinery (cooperation => operate: điều hành, vận hành)
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5. He never suspected that she was a witch (suspect > doubt => self-doubt)
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6. There has never been a time when the English language was not in a state of change.
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7. Miss Weaver will not be offered the job under any circumstances.
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8. You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances.
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9.We can’t exchange tickets in any circumstances.
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10.I won’t go out that way to visit him again on my account!
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IV. Rewrite the sentences using the given words.

1. He is so gentle that he never scolds anyone.
=> So gentle is he that he never scolds anyone.
2. He hardly bought a new bike when he had an accident.
(1) => Hardly had he bought a new bike when he had an accident.
(2) => No sooner had he bought a new bike than he had an accident.
4. I could drive a car only when I reached 30.
=> Only when I reached 30, could I drive a car.
5. If he goes to school, he will have money.
=> Should
6. The man not only beat the child but also took all her money.
=> Not only did the man beat the child but also took all her money
7. She will never accept his proposal.
=> At no time will she accept his proposal
8. Mr. Bean rarely showed his intelligence.
=> Rarely did Mr. Bean show his intelligence
9. I phone him as soon as I went home.
(1) => No sooner had I gone home than I phoned him
(2) => Scarcely did I go home, I phoned him
10. If you had followed the advice, you would have succeeded.
=> Had
11. He dived into the sea.
=> Into the sea dived he.
12. If he had money, he would travel.
=> Were
13. She is such a gentle girl that she speaks very softly.
=> Such a gentle girl is she that she speaks very softly
14. The girl lay on the bed.
=> On the bed lay the girl
15. It was not until she was 18 that she went abroad.
=> Not until was she 18, she went abroad
16. We can only improve our skills by training hard.
=> Only by training hard, can we improve our skill
17. They are here.
=> Here are they
18. He no longer drinks coffee.
=> No longer coffee does he drink.
19. He stood outside the door.
=> Outside the door he stood.
20. It was not until they were robbed of money that they became more careful.
=> Not until
21, We have never gone to Paris before.
=> At no time have we gone to Paris
22. They had hardly come home when it started raining
=> Hardly had they came home when it started raining.
23.The students had sooner arrived the class when the teacher came.
=> No sooner had the student arrived the class than the teacher came
24. The teacher cannot become friendly until the students get along with him.
=> Not until
25. He can only succeed when he tries his best to study.
=> Only when he tries his best to study, can he succeed
26.I cannot recognise who he is before he gets in the room.
=> Only after
27. The inspector tries to break in to robber's house so that he could find out the blue for case.
=> So as to
28. I will never say that again.
=> Never will I say that again
29. I have scarcely ever enjoyed myself more than I did yesterday.
=> Scarcely have I ever enjoyed myself more than I did yesterday
30. She rarely makes a mistake.
=> Rarely does she make a mistake
31. I will never trust him because he lied to me.
=> Never will I trust him because he lied to me
32. It is hardly ever possible to get an appointment to see him.
=> Hardly is it ever possible to get an appointment to see him
33.I seldom skip breakfast.
=> Seldom do I skip breakfast
34.I have never known a more generous person than Samantha. –
=> Never have I known a more generous person than Samantha.
35. A seal is lying on the beach.
=> On the beach is lying a seal
36. The Prime Minster will go there next week.
=> There will go the Prime Minister next week
37. The Queen comes here very often.
=> Here comes the Queen very often.
38. The dog is chasing the cat under the table.
=> Under the table is chasing the dog the cat under the table.