INVERSION A. Đảongữ vì có trạng từ /cụm trạng từ đầu câu: Near the church was an old ruined cottage. Often have I heard it said that he is not to be trusted. Twice within my life time have was world wars taken place. Such was the tale he told me. B. Đảongữ vì có (trạng) từ phủ định đầu câu: In no circumstance could I agree to such a proposal. Not until all attempts at negotiation had failed did the men decide to go on strike. C. Đảongữ vì có ONLY đầu câu không phụ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ : ONLY + RARELY/ WHEN/ THEN… ONLY + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE …. Only rarely has an accident occurred. Only in Central Vietnam have I seen such scenery as that. D. Đảongữ vì có HERE/ THERER ở đầu câu: There is a letter for you on the desk. Here is your pen. E. Đảongữ vì có HERE/ THERE trong câu cảm: There goes the bus! Here comes George! F. Đảongữ vì có SO/ NEITHER/ SO…. THAT: I didn’t go to the movies, neither did he. I went to the movies, so did he. So tired was the man that he can’t work more. G. Đảongữ vì có tân ngữ được phụ nghĩa bởi tính từ phủ định ở đầu câu: Little help will you get from him. H. Đảongữ vì xoá bỏ IF trong câu điều kiện (Dùng WERE/ SHOULD/ HAD): Had I met you before, we may have been friends. (If I had met you before, we may have been friends.) Were I you, I would help her. (If I were you, I would help her.) Should we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately. (If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.) I. Đảongữ vì có PREDICATE (Subjective complement) ở đầu câu: Present at the meeting were the Prime Minister and all members of the Parliament. EXERCISES Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentences. 1. Not until a monkey is several years old ……… to exhibit signs of independence from its mother. A. it begins B. does it begin C. and begin D. is it begin 2. ………… did Jerome accept the job. A. Only because it was an interesting work. B. Because it was an interesting work. B. Only because it was an interested work. D. The work was interesting. 3. ……… great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered. A. Very B. too C. Such D. So 4. ……. The Charges found themselves 7-0 down. A. Hardly had the games begun B. Hardly the games had begun C. The games had hardly begun D. Hardly had begun the games 5. Not until the fist land plants developed……………… A. land animals appeared B. did land animals appear C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared 6. Not until it was too late ………………. I call Susan. A. I remembered B. did I remember C. did I remembered D. I did remember 7. Never before …………………. Such a wonderful child. A. I have seen B. I had seen C. I saw D. have I seen 8. Hardly had we settle down in our seats …………… the lights went out. A. than B. when C. then D. after 9. Only after checking three times …………certain of the answer. Jim promised that never would he tell anyone else. A. I was B. was I C. were I D. I were 10. Only when he is here, …………… A. he speaks English B. does he speak English C. he can speak English D. he does speak English Rewrite these sentences using inversion. 11. As a boy I have climbed that hill many a time. …………………………………………………………………………………… 12. His faithful dog sat by his site. …………………………………………………………………………………… 13. The book that you wanted is here. …………………………………………………………………………………… 14. The young man came into the room. …………………………………………………………………………………… 15. He had hardly gone out when it began to rain. …………………………………………………………………………………… 16. You should act thus and not otherwise. …………………………………………………………………………………… 17. Keith can be held responsible for the accident in no way. …………………………………………………………………………………… 18. I was shown how to operate the machine at no time. …………………………………………………………………………………… 19. Miss Weaver will be offered the job under no circumstance. …………………………………………………………………………………… 20. I will go all that way to visit him again on any account. …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion 21. You will find so many happy people nowhere else. …………………………………………………………………………………… 22. He has first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker not only . …………………………………………………………………………………… 23. They had granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner. …………………………………………………………………………………… 24. It is seldom wise to disregard the advice that he gives. …………………………………………………………………………………… 25. I had heard such ac extraordinary story never before. …………………………………………………………………………………… 26. He had rarely met such a beautiful girl. …………………………………………………………………………………… 27. He knows little what is going on. …………………………………………………………………………………… 28. They will stay in that hotel never again. …………………………………………………………………………………… 29. A movie can very seldom hold my attention like this one. …………………………………………………………………………………… 30. They have invited us to their home not once. …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences using NEVER, RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE. 31. I have never heard such nonsense! …………………………………………………………………………………… 32. Our profits this year are higher than they have ever been. …………………………………………………………………………………… 33. One rarely finds good service these days. …………………………………………………………………………………… 34. Public borrowing has seldom been so high. …………………………………………………………………………………… 35. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success. …………………………………………………………………………………… 36. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent. …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT , UNDER, or ON. 37. Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident. …………………………………………………………………………………… 38. The children themselves are not in any way to blame for the disaster. ………………………………………………………………………………… 39. The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 40. I was never shown how to operate the machinery. …………………………………………………………………………………… 41. He never suspected that she was a witch. …………………………………………………………………………………… 42. There has never been a time when the English language was not in a state of change. ………………………………………………………………………………… . 43. Miss Weaver will not be offered the job under any circumstances. …………………………………………………………………………………… 44. You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances. …………………………………………………………………………………… 45. We can’t exchange tickets in any circumstances. …………………………………………………………………………………… 46. I won’t go out that way to visit him again on my account! …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 47. He is my friend as well as yours. …………………………………………………………………………………… 48. He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well. …………………………………………………………………………………… 49. Burglars stole a thousand pounds’ worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess. …………………………………………………………………………………… 50. Tony was not only late, but he had left all his books behind. …………………………………………………………………………………… 51. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course. …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY. 52. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home. …………………………………………………………………………………… 53. It wasn’t until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat. …………………………………………………………………………………… 54. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage. …………………………………………………………………………………… 55. They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating. …………………………………………………………………………………… 56. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left. …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD, WERE OR HAD 57. If the chemical were to leak, a large area of the sea would be contaminated. …………………………………………………………………………………… 58. If Germany were to beat Romania, they would face Italy in the final. …………………………………………………………………………………… 59. If Mr. Morgan were still head master, he would not permit such bad behavior. …………………………………………………………………………………… 60. If you had given it on time, you would have got a high mark. …………………………………………………………………………………… 61. If she had become a lawyer, as her parents wished, she would have earned a large salary. …………………………………………………………………………………… 62. If anything has gone wrong with my plan, I would have held responsibility. …………………………………………………………………………………… 63. If the Government were forced into another election, it would be the favorite to win. …………………………………………………………………………………… 64. If you should wish to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is available between 9.00 and 11.00. …………………………………………………………………………………… 65. If you should have further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice. …………………………………………………………………………………… 66. If you should decide to accept the post, you will be expected to start work on 1 st April. …………………………………………………………………………………… 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. 67. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. Not only_______________________________________________________ 68. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang. No sooner _____________________________________________________ 69. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back. Hardly _______________________________________________________ 70. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang. Not until ______________________________________________________ 71. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months. Only _________________________________________________________ 72. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. Never ________________________________________________________ 73. A sleeping dog was lying under the table. Under the table _________________________________________________ 74. His brother had rarely been more excited. Rarely_________________________________________________________ 75. The facts were not all made public until later. Only__________________________________________________________ 76. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job. Had___________________________________________________________ 77. The response to our appeal was so great that we have to take on more staff. Such__________________________________________________________ 78. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder. Not only ______________________________________________________ 79. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer. Little _________________________________________________________ 80. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? Should________________________________________________________ 81. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way. In ___________________________________________________________ 82. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled. So ___________________________________________________________ 83. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election. Were__________________________________________________________ 84. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door. No sooner _____________________________________________________ 85. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. Such__________________________________________________________ 86. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March. Seldom________________________________________________________ 87. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked. Only__________________________________________________________ 88. Just after the play started there was a power failure. Hardly________________________________________________________ 89. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this. Rarely_________________________________________________________ 90. We had only just arrived home when the police called. Scarcely_______________________________________________________ 91. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage. On no_________________________________________________________ 92. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record. Never before___________________________________________________ 93. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began. Barely________________________________________________________ . men decide to go on strike. C. Đảo ngữ vì có ONLY đầu câu không phụ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ : ONLY + RARELY/ WHEN/ THEN… ONLY + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE …. Only. such scenery as that. D. Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERER ở đầu câu: There is a letter for you on the desk. Here is your pen. E. Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERE trong