Page Inversion Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable words underlined: a) Jim promised that he would never / never would he tell anyone else b) Not until it was too late I remembered / did I remember to call Susan c) Hardly had we settled down in our seats than / when the lights went out d) Only after checking three times I was / was I certain of the answer e) At no time I was aware / was I aware of anything out of the usual f) Only Catharine and Sally passed / did they pass the final examination g) So the waves were high / So high were the waves that swimming was dangerous h) Only when Pete has arrived / has Pete arrived can we begin the programme i) No sooner had it stopped raining than / when the sun came out j) If should you leave early / Should you leave early, could you give me a lift? Exercise 2: Supply the correct form of the verb Never before I (1.ask) (2 accept) a bribe Not only they (3 rob) you, they smashed everything too Not till he (4.get) home he (6.realize) that he had lost his wallet On no account this switch (7.must) (8.touch) Only by shouting he (9.be) able (10 make) himself (11.hear) Only when he (12 remove) his dark glasses I (13 realize) who he was No sooner the burglars (14.leave) the building than someone (15.ring) the bell Not since his childhood Jeff (17 be) back to the village 9.Not until we (18 prepare) dinner together I finally (19 notice) she (21.wear) a new ring on her finger 10.Seldom we (22 have) any time to ourselves 11.Rarely he (23 meet) such a beautiful girl 12 Hardly ever they (24 manage) to meet unobserved 13.Only then she ( 26 realize) her mistake 14.Only by jerkiness in his movements it (27.can) (28 see) that he (29.be) old /’ʤə:kinəs/ 15 Only once he (30 do) such a thing Exercise 3: Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it He spent all his money He even borrowed some from me "Not only _ He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang " No sooner _ I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back Page " Hardly _ He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang " Not until We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months " Only _ I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you " Never A sleeping dog was lying under the table " Under the table _ His brother had rarely been more excited "Rarely _ The facts were not all made public until later "Only _ _ 10 If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job "Had _ 11 The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff " Such /ə'pi:l/: kêu gọi 12 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder "Not only 13 If you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? "Should _ _ 14 The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way " In _ 15 The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled " So _ 16 If the government raised interest rates They would lose the election "Were _ _ 17 As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door " No sooner _ 18 There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed "Such _ _ 19 It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March "Seldom _ _ 20 You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked "Only _ _ Page Keys for Exercise 2: Supply the correct form of the verb Never before had I asked to accept a bribe Not only did they rob you, they smash everything too Not till he got home did he realize that he had lost his wallet On no account must this switch be touched Only by shouting was he able to make himself heard Only when he removed his dark glasses did I realize who he was No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the bell Not since his childhood has Jeff been back to the village 9.Not until we prepared dinner together did I finally notice she was wearing a new ring on her finger 10.Seldom we have any time to ourselves 11.Rarely does he meet such a beautiful girl 12 Hardly ever they manage to meet unobserved 13.Only then did she realize her mistake 14.Only by jerkiness in his movements can it be seen that he is old 15 Only once did he such a thing Exercise 3: Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it He spent all his money He even borrowed some from me "Not only _ He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang " No sooner _ I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back " Hardly _ He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang " Not until We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months " Only _ I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you " Never A sleeping dog was lying under the table " Under the table _ His brother had rarely been more excited "Rarely _ The facts were not all made public until later "Only _ _ Page 10 If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job "Had _ 11 The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff " Such /ə'pi:l/: kêu gọi 12 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder "Not only 13 If you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? "Should _ _ 14 The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way " In _ 15 The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled " So _ 16 If the government raised interest rates They would lose the election "Were _ _ 17 As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door " No sooner _ 18 There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed "Such _ _ 19 It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March "Seldom _ _ 20 You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked "Only _ _ Keys for Exercise 3: Page Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it "Not only did he spend all his money but also he even borrowed some from me " No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang " Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back " Not until the bell rang did he finish his work " Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease " Never before in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you " Under the table was lying a sleeping dog "Rarely had his brother been more excited "Only later were the facts all made public 10."Had I realized what would happen, I would not have accepted the job 11." Such was a great appeal for the response that 12."Not only did Harry break his leg but also he injured his shoulder 13."Should you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? 14." In no way can the bus driver be blamed for the accident 15." So heavy was the snowfall that 16."Were the goverment to raise interest rates, they would 17." No sooner had I got into the bath than someone knocked at the door 18."Such was the uncertianty that the financial markets remained closed 19."Seldom is there so much rain in March 20."Only if your identify is checked will you be allowed in II/ Negative inversion: Put these adverbials in first position : She rarely smiles at me I hadn't known her until he told me You will hardly finish your work before it's dark You can buy this book only in this shop My teacher is no longer teaching in this school She has never seen such a beautiful sight This rich man seldom helps the poor She never in her life felt happy People did not discover AIDS until 1981 10 Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang 11 The lost child could be found nowhere 12 I got no help from him 13 He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me 14 He never smokes in bed 15 She has made good progress only within two months 16 You should not travel alone under any circumstances Page 17 It is hot enough to sit outside only in Summer 18 It is seldom wise to say too much about oneself 19 He found a job nowhere after he had graduated from college 20 I know little about computer