No sooner had you left the office than the director arrived.. No sooner had we stepped outside the front door than it began to rain.. Hoặc: Hardly/barely/scarcely had we stepped outside
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Exercise 1
1 Not until the office phoned me did I find out about the
meeting
2 The facts were not all made public until later
(Toàn b ộ s ự th ậ t đã không đ ư ợ c cho đ ế n lúc sau)
Only later were the facts all made public
(Ch
ỉ sau đó toàn b ộ s ự th ậ t m ớ i đ ư ợ c ph ơ i bày)
3 Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have
accepted the job
4 Such was the response to our appeal that we had to take
on more staff (Đ ả o ng ữ v ớ i Such = So much/so great)
5 Not only did Harry break his leg but also injured his
shoulder
6 Little did the police at all suspect that the judge was the
murderer (Little trong đ ả o ng ữ có nghĩa là “không”)
7 Should you see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
(should, should happen ho ặ c happen trong câu đi ề u ki ệ n có
nghĩa nh ư nhau Ng ộ nh ỡ ) (Do happen là c ấ u trúc nh ấ n
m
ạ nh (emphasis))
8 In no way can the bus driver be blamed fit the accident.
(Câu m ẫ u ph ủ đ ị nh ở can (can’t), khi vi ế t l ạ i cho t ừ In no
way-đã là ph ủ đ ị nh nên ph ả i b ỏ ph ủ đ ị nh ở C an)
9 So heavy was the snowfall that all the trains had to be
canceled
10 Were the government to raise interest rates, they would
lose the election
(xem câu đi ề u ki ệ n-if + S + were to V, clause: câu ĐK lo ạ i 2)
Exercise 2:
1 If Smith were to be fired, I might have a chance of getting
his job
2 It was such great demand for tickets that people queued
day and night (Demand là danh t ừ không đ ế m đ ư ợ c nên ta không dùng m ạ o t ừ a/an/the tr ư ớ c nó)
3 Under no circumstances is the money to be paid.
4 Not until three days passed did we arrive at the first
oasis
5 Scarcely had the ship left port, when a violent storm
developed
6 They would have discovered land sooner if they had carried the compass
7 Hardly did Brenda know what she was doing (Trong đảo
ngữ Hardly có 2 nghĩa: hầu như không và vứa mới)
8 Only when I stopped did I realize something was wrong
9 At no time did the accused express regret for what he
done
10 The runners were too exhausted that none of them
finished the race
Exercise 3:
1 C 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 B 6 A 7 C 8 D 9 D 10 C
11 A 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 D 16 D 17 A 18 D(Sự thật hiển nhiên) 19 A 20 D
Exercise 4:
1 he would never
2 did I remember
3 when
4 was I
5 was I aware
6 passed
7 So high were the waves
8 Pete has arrived
9 than
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Exercise 5:
1 Hardly ever I eat breakfast at a restaurant
2 Never before had I been asked to accept a bride
3 Near the mountain was the ruin of an old palace
4 Nowhere will you find better roses than these
5 There is my father
6 Down fell a dozen apples
7 Round and round flew the plane
8 Out sprang the cuckoo
9 So heavy was her suitcase that she could hardly lift it
10 Not until he got home did he know that he had lost his
wallet
11 I don’t know Spanish nor do I know German
12 Only if you can work on computer can you get this job
13 Under/in no circumstances should you tell him that
14 Seldom does she write to me
15 Not only did they come but they also stayed for dinner
16 On the perch behind him sat a blue bird
17 Hardly had we begun our walk when it began to rain
18 So carelessly does he drive that he often has accidents
19 Had I passed the exam last year, I would have got the
job
20 Should I see her, I will (would) send her your massage
21 Weren’t it raining now, we would go shopping
22 Now come the highlights of the party
23 By the side of the beggar sat his faithful dog
24 There lie the tombs of unknown soldiers
25 There lived the family of a poor firewood cutter
26 Only by working hard can we become rich
27 Present at the opening ceremony were both the director
and the vice director
28 Among subjects I like best at school are English and
French
29 Not until mid-September will we go back to school
30 Gone are the days when you lead a life of pleasure
31 No sooner had you left the office than the director arrived
32 Away went the runners
33 Into the room walked a man wit a gun
34 Such a great liar was he that nobody believed him
35 Such concern did he show us that people took him to be a relative
36 Such was a boring speech that I fell asleep
37 Now comes my great
38 On the doorway stood a man with miserable face
39 Over the walls came a shower of stones
40 There go the buses
Exercise 6:
1 Never before had she been so happy.
2 Never have I heard such nonsense!
3 Never have our profits been higher/as high as they are
this year
4 Never have I come across such a horrifying film.
5 Never before had I tasted such a wonderful combination
of flavours
Exercise 7:
1 In no way are the children themselves to blame for the
disaster
2 Under no circumstances should you send money to us
by post
3 On no account must you lift heavy weights like that
again
4 At no time did he suspect that she was a witch.
5 At no time was I shown how to operate the machinery Exercise 8:
1 Should you have further problems with you printer,
contact your dealer for advice
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final
3 Had anything gone wrong with my plan, I would have been
held responsible
4 Should you decide to accept the post, you will be
expected to start work on 1st April
5 Were Mr Morgan still head teacher, he would not permit
such bad behavior
Exercise 9:
1 No sooner had we stepped outside the front door than it
began to rain
Hoặc: Hardly/barely/scarcely had we stepped outside the
front door when it began to rain.
2 No sooner had Karen finished reading Bleak House than
she started reading The Pickwick Papers.
Hoặc: Hardly/barely/scarcely had Karen finished reading
Bleak House when she started reading The Pickwick Papers.
3 No sooner had he walked into the house than the
telephone rang
Hardly/barely/scarcely had he walked into the house
when the telephone rang.
4 No sooner had they arrived on the beach than a great
party really started
Hardly/barely/scarcely had they arrived on the beach
when a great party really started.
5 Hardly had he entered the house when the police
arrested him
Exercise 10
1 So surprised was he to be addressed by the Queen that we
didn’t answer at once
2 So furious was he that he threw the book across the room
3 Such was a bad day that I had trouble all the time
4 Such is she a beautiful woman that every man is attracted
by her
5 So much did Julia want to move away from Newtown that she sold her house for much less than it was worth
ANSWERS FOR SUBJUNTIVE MOOD EXERCISES Exercise 1:
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 A 11.
B 12 B
Exercise 2:
1 started 2 didn’t watch 3 had spent 4 owned 5.
didn’t keep
6 be 7 Sat 8 would go
Exercise 3:
1 Do you wish you had gone to university?
2 It’s high time I was leaving
3 I’d prefer having beer to wine/having wine.
4 Jack acts as if/as though he knew all the answers
5 It’s unnecessary that Mary type this document.
6 It’s a pity that I sold that old painting.
7 I would rather you didn’t stay long.
8 The manager insisted that we wear dark suits.
9 I wish you didn’t/wouldn’t complain all the time.
10 I would rather not go to the meeting.
Exercise 4:
1 I wish I could fly.
2 I rather you hadn’t told me that
3 Everyone regret not listening carefully to the lecture.
4 I wish I hadn’t got to work late tonight.
5 Would you rather I left?
6 I wish you would lend me your car.
7 It’s important that he finish this before 10 pm.
8 I wish you hadn’t been driving so fast.
9 Long live the President.
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missing money.
11 I urge he take the exam
12 He looks as though he had seen a horrified ghost.
13 Tom suggests that his daughter go to England to
improve her English
14 It’s imperative he be taken to hospital immediately.
15 She’d better live with her grandparents when her
parents died.
It’s advisable she that she live with her grandparents
when her parents died.
Exercise 5: Correct the mistake or mistakes in
each sentence:
1 bought had bought
2 don’t didn’t
3 go went
4 own owned
5 are were
6 reading read
Watching watch
7 would will
8 didn’t not to wait
9 didn’t listen hadn’t listened
10 comes come
ANSWERS FOR PARALLELION EXERCISES
(sensitiveness)
18 D 19 B
26 A
27 C 28 D 29 B