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CHUYÊN ĐỀ INVERSIONS – ĐẢO NGỮ PHẦN I: LÝ THUYẾT

1 Inversions with negative Adverbs: Never

Never before Never in one’s life Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)

Never again

Rarely Seldom

Little

Hardly ever Barely Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)

Scarely ever Neither Nor

EG - Never in mid-summer does it snow – Rarely they

– Hardly ever does he speak in the public – Nor I

2 Inversions with NO NOT No+ N + auxiliary+S+Verb(inf) Not any+ N+ auxiliary+ S+ verb(inf)

Eg: No money shall I lend you from now on = Not any money shall I lend you from now on Inversions with ONLY

– Only with

Only once

only in this way Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf) only in , on ,at + N

only then only later

Eg: Only once did I meet her – only after

only when + S +BE/V , Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf) only if

Only after all gest had gone home ,could we relax – Only by + Ving , Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)

Eg Only by practising E every day, can you speak it fluently Inversions with some phrases

At no time On no condition On no occasion On no account

Under/ in no circumstances

For no reason + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf) In no way

No longer In Vain

Not for one moment

Eg For no reason will you play traunt

The money is not tobe paid under any circumstances

= Under no circums stances is the money to be paid

On no condition shall we accept their proposal No sooner……… than…

Hardly/ Bearly/ Scarely…… When/ before

Eg No sooner had I arrived home than the telephone rang

Hardly had she put up her umbrella before the rain becam down in torrents Not only…… but……also…

Not only + auxiliary + S + V, but… also…

but S+ v/be …… as well ………too Eg Not only is he good at E but he also draws very well

Not only does he sing well but he also plays musical instruments perfectly Not only they rob you , they smash everything too

7 Inversions after “SO”

+So+ adj/ adv + auxiliary + S+V+ that clause Eg So dark is it that I can’t write

So few

So much + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf) So many

So + Adj

Eg So much beer did he drink that he didn’t know the way to home Inversion with”such”

SUCH + be+ N+ clause

Eg.Such was the force of the storm that all the trees were uproofed Inversions after As, Than

– S + V/BE + ……, As + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)

Eg I am very worried about bullying in the school, as are a lot of the parents – S + V/BE + the comparative than + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)

Eg The police in this area make more arrests than officers in other parts of the country

10 Inversions with : not untill, adverbs of time Not until/ till+ clause/ adv of time,

Not since + auxiliary+ S+ V(inf) I won’t come home till 10 o’clock

=Not until/ till o’clock that I will come home = It is not until 10 o’clock that I will come

I didn’t know that I had lost my key till I got home

= Not until/ till I got home did I know that I had lost my key Inversions with No where+ Auxiliary+ S+V

Eg.No where in the Việt Nam is the cenery as beautiful as that in my country No where I feel as comfortable as I at home

No where can you buy the goods as good as those in my country 12 Inversions with “here and there”

– Here + Be/ Main V +N There

Eg Here comes the bus Here are the answers , There goes the bus

BUT

Here he comes There they arrive

**There are some idiomatic expressions with here and there

There Here are you Here we are There you are

Inversions with Adverb,adverb phrases of place – Adverb,adverb phrases of place + MainV+ N Eg:

Near the end of September came several bad storms

In the door stood her father

In the cave were found skulls of prehistoric men

At the head of our village stands an old pagoda

Inversions with prepositions Down

in

from + Verbs of motion + S over

up

away …

Eg Away went the runner Note

Away they went

Inversions with conditional sentences a,Type : If clause = should+S+V

Eg Should she come late she wil miss the train should he lend me some money I will buy that house, b,Type :If clause= Were S +to V

Were+S +…… If I were you I would work harder =Were I you……

If I knew her I would invite her to the party = Were I to know her……

C, Type : If clause = Had+S+PII

If my parents hadn’t encouraged me, I would have taken pass exam = Had my parents not encouraged me…

Gone were the memorable days

17 Inversions with Adverb of Order ( first, second)

Eg First came the ambulance

PHẦN II: BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG

I.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Never me again

A will she love B she loves C she won’t love D she will love

2 Not only but she is also intelligent A she is beautiful

B beautiful she is C is she beautiful D beautiful is she

3 No sooner _ out than it rained A did I go

B I went C had I gone D I had gone

4 Seldom the guitar A he plays

B does he play C he doesn’t play D he does play

5 Hardly _ a word when her son came back A couldn’t she say

B she could say C she couldn’t say D could she say

6 Often a meeting A we have

B we have C have we D we have

A said he

B he said C has he said D he has said

8 Only at weekend _ my kids to Water Park A I don’t take

B I take C I take D I take

9 So old _ that she couldn’t dance A she wasn’t

B she was C wasn’t she D was she

10 here yesterday, you would have met me A Were you

B You were C Had you been D You had been

11 On the battle field _ A the tanks did lie

B the tanks lay C did the tanks lie D lay the tanks

12 Nowhere such cooperative staff A you can find

B you found C you could find D can you find

13 Never before in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences A have the leaders of these two countries met

B the leaders of these two countries have meet C have the leaders of these two countries meet D met the leaders of these two countries

B you can pass C pass you can D can pass you

15 Seldom a newspaper A buy Anna

B does Anna buy C bought Anna D Anna does buy

16 Not only _ at the post office, at the grocery store A does Mary work / but she also works

B works Mary / but she also works

C does Mary work / but does she also work D works Mary / but does she also work

17 No sooner _ the house than the phone started to ring A had she entered

B she had entered C entered she D had entered she

18 Beside the roadside A a horse stood

B does a horse stand C did a horse stand D stood a horse

19 Only after they send you an application A can you apply

B you can apply C you apply D did you apply

20 At no time greater opportunities A did women had

B has women had C does women have D have women had

21 Not once into her eyes A he looked

C did he look D looked he

22 On no account in the office be used for personal materials A the photocopy machines

B should the photocopy machines C the photocopy machines should D does the photocopy machines

23 Rarely _ permission to return to homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident

A is people given B people given C people given D are people given

24 In front of the gate the guard A did

B does C did stand D stood

25 Only on rare occasions _ to the theatre A they go

B they went C go they D went they

26 Only once a day home A does Mary leave

B left Mary C Mary leaves D will Mary left

27 On the island _ the only presentation of the Indian’ handicraft A remains

B does it remain C did it remain D remain it

28 _ an emergency arise, call 911 A Can

D Will

29 _ has the work been so easy A Never

B Only by C when D For

30 Little what is in store for him A he knows

B does he know C knows he D knew he

31 _ the reservoir, the ancient village couldn’t have been discovered A Had the drought not lowered

B If had the drought not lowered C The drought had not lowered D Not had the drought lowered

32 Up when it saw its master A jumped the dog

B did the dog jump C the dog jumped D does the dog jump

33 have playing cards been used for card games but also for fortune- telling A Not as much

B Not only C But also D Never

34 he driving too fast, but recklessly as well A Not only was

B Neither was C Was not only D Was either

35 Only once late to school A he came

36 Such that he would stop at nothing A his ambition was

B did his ambition C does his ambition D was his ambition

37 Scarcely _ the expense of new equipment problem A should / considered

B did / be considered C should / be considered D was / be considered

38 Down _ for three days last week A the rain poured

B did the rain pour C poured the rain D the rain pour

39 had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there A hardly / than

B no sooner / that C no sooner / than D hardly / that

40 Under the tree full of food A a basket was

B was a basket C are a basket D were a basket

II Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings 1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted

→ So………

2 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk → No sooner……… ………

3 She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her → Hardly………

6 The outcome of the election was never in doubt

→ At no time……… He forgot about the gun until he got home

→ Not until………

8 The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday → Only by……….………

9 John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing → Not until ……… ………

10 It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me → Only when ……….………

11 Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child

→ Only when ……… … 12 Just as she put the phone down, it rang again

→ Scarcely ……… ……… 13 It isn’t worth considering his suggestion for a moment

→ Not for a moment ……… …

14 She was so disgusted at her behaviour that he severed all contract with her → Such ……… ………

15 If you had given it on time, you would have got a high mark → Had ……… … 16 We stepped outside the front door, and it began to rain

→ No sooner ……… 17 The film had never before laid on such a sumptuous celebration → Never ……… 18 He is my friend as well as yours

→ Not only ……… 19 As soon as they arrived on the beach, it started to rain

→ Hardly ……… ………… 20 He seldom gave his wife a present

→ Seldom ……… ……… III Choose the best answer

1.Only when he started working with her, that she was intelligent A he had realized

2 worked outside the home as nowadays A Never so many women have B Never have so many women

C The women are not never D The women who have never

3 No longer any pleasure to this job A I have

B I have C have I D I have

4 John stops smoking

A John does not smoke no longer B John smokes any longer

C No longer does John smoke D Any longer John smokes

5 Only when you grow up the truth A you will know

B will you know C you know D you know

6 No sooner had he arrived home he was called out again A when

B and C than D but

7 had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there A Hardly… than

B No sooner that C No sooner than D hardly that

8 Down for three days A the rain poured

B did the rain pour C poured the rain D the rain pour

A did the children run B ran the children C run the children D the children run

10 Such that he would stop at nothing A his ambition was

B did his ambition C does his ambition D was his ambition

11 Only once late to school A he came

B did he came C came he D did he come

12 He no longer collects stamps as he used to No longer A he collects stamps as he used to

B does he collects stamps as he used to C does he collect stamps as he used to D doesn’t he collect stamps as he used to it 13 , all the matter is formed of molecules A It doesn’t matter if the complex B It’s not a complex matter

C No matter how complex it is D How complex is not a matter

14 No more to worry about the future sources of energy A don’t we have

B we don’t have C we have D we have

15 Hardly asleep when the phone woke him up again A had the doctor fallen

B did the doctor fall C the doctor fell

D the doctor has fallen

B did he realize

C that he didn’t realize D didn’t he realize

17 Seldom of Nancy Johnson as coloured A her classmates thought B thought her classmates

C her classmates did think D did her school classmates think

18 On the hill a big pine tree A stands

B stand C does

D standing

19 Not once into her eyes A he looked

B does he looks C did he look D he was looking

20 Not until next year take place A the new tax change will B will the new tax change C the new tax changes

D they change the new tax

21.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

22.………… did Jerome accept the job

A.Only because it was interesting work B Because it was an interesting work

C.Only because it was interested work D The work was interesting

23……… great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered A Very

C Such D So

24………….….when 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

25.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

26.Not until it was too late ……… I call Susan A I remembered

B did I remember C did I remembered D I did remember

27 Never before ……… Such a wonderful child A I have seen

B I had seen

C I saw D have I seen

28 Hardly had we settle down in our seats ……… the lights went out A than

B when

C then D after

29 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

30 Only when he is here, ……… A he speaks English

D he does speak English 31 Never me again A will she love

B she loves C she won’t love D she will love

32 Not only but she is also intelligent A she is beautiful

B beautiful she is C is she beautiful D beautiful is she

33 No sooner _ out than it rained A did I go

B I went C had I gone D I had gone

34 Seldom the guitar A he plays

B does he play C he doesn’t play D he does play

35 Hardly _ a word when her son came back A couldn’t she say

B she could say C she couldn’t say D could she say

36 Often a meeting A we have

B we have C have we D we have

37 Many a time he wants to marry me A said he

38 Only at weekend _ my kids to Water Park A I don’t take

B I take C I take D I take

39 So old _ that she couldn’t dance A she wasn’t B she was

C wasn’t she D was she

40 here yesterday, you would have met me A Were you

B You were C Had you been D You had been

41 On the battle field _ A the tanks did lie

B the tanks lay C did the tanks lie D lay the tanks

42 Nowhere such cooperative staff A you can find

B you found C you could find D can you find

43 Never before in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences A have the leaders of these two countries met

B the leaders of these two countries have meet C have the leaders of these two countries meet D met the leaders of these two countries

44 Only by studying hard this exam A can you pass B you can pass

C pass you can D can pass you

A buy Anna B does Anna buy C bought Anna D Anna does buy

46.Out _ from its tiny cage A does the bird fly B fly the bird

C did the bird fly D flew the bird

47 It was …….a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it A.such surprising

B.too surprising

C.so surprising D surprising enough

48 Such _ that we all felt numb A a cold weather was

B was a cold weather

C cold the weather D was cold weather

49 that he felt he didn’t need to revise any more A So confident was that arrogant student of passing

B Such was the confidence of that arrogant student on passing C So confident in passing was that arrogant student

D Such confidence in passing did that arrogant student have 50.Not until …….himself seriously ill

A.he had completed the task did he find B.had he completed the task did he find C.had he completed the task he found D did he completed the task he had found

51 No longer ……… to all her housework with her husband because our family now owns some new labour-saving devices

A my mother has B has my mother

C does my mother has D does my mother have

B is interesting

C were interesting D interesting were

53 Rarely ……… out after 9.00 A does my sister go

B did my sister go C my sister goes D my sister does go

54 She had only just put the telephone down when the boss rang A She put the telephone down and the boss rang

B Hardly had she put the telephone down when the boss rang C The boss rang back, but she put the telephone down

D She had put the telephone down, so she let it ring when the boss rang 55 No sooner ………than the boss came in

A he had left B had he left

C he was leaving D was he leaving

56 Not only ……… to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse A he refused

B does he refuse C he was refused D did he refuse

57 As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away A He saw her turn away and he waved his hand B.He waved his hand and at once she turned away C.She turned away because he waved his hand

D.No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away 58 Here …

A he come

B does he come C comes the bus D.the bus comes

59 No longer ……… them to go to the music club A their parents allow

C their parents allow D has their parents allow 60 Second ……… A came the bus B.did the bus come C come the bus D.does the bus come

61 So surprised at the news ……… that he couldn’t say anything A did he become

B he became

C does he become D did he became

62 Not only ……… shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide A trees provide

B provide trees C trees provide D trees provide

63 Under no circumstances ……….in his story A.do we believe

B we believe C we believe D we believed

64 For no reason ……a lie to her A had I tell

B that I told C did I tell

D I did tell

65 Only by booking in advance ……… stay ion the room you like A can you

B you can C you will D you

66 In no time ……… know the result of the recognition A the public will

D does the public

67 ……… in medicine relieve distress but they also prevent and cure illness A Do computers

B computers

C Computers not only D Not only computers

68 ……… reptiles hunt at temperatures of 120C or below A Seldom

B Do seldom C Do D Seldom

69 ……… continental crust older than 200 million years A It is nowhere the

B Nowhere is the C Is nowhere the D Is the nowhere

70 Not only ……… in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well A human behavior is studied

B is human behavior studied C is studied human behavior D human behavior

71 We didn’t have them repaired ……… A Nor we know who did it

B Nor we had idea who did it C Nor did we know who did it D We not know who did it, either

72 Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made A No sooner did everyone start complaining than the announcement was made B As soon as the announcement made, everyone started complaining

C No sooner had the announcement been made, everyone started complaining D Everyone started complaining that the announcement was made

73 The worker only called off the strike after a new pay offer A Not until a new pay was offered, the workers called off the strike B The worker called off the strike only when a new pay offer C A new pay was offered, which made the strike call off

74 My uncle didn’t recognize me until I spoke A My uncle recognized me not until I spoke

B Not until I spoke did my uncle not recognize me C Not until I spoke did my uncle recognize me D Only when my uncle recognized me did I speak

75 As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home A He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected B No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home C Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport D He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home 76 Helen wrote a novel and made a cowboy film

A Helen wrote not only a novel but also made a cowboy film B Helen both wrote a novel as well as made a cowboy film C Helen either wrote a novel or made a cowboy film

D Not only did Helen write a novel but she also made a cowboy film 77 Not until I met Jack did I get some news about you

A I didn’t get any news about you until I met Jack B Jack shouldn’t have told me news about you C Until I met Jack I got some news about you D As soon as I got news about you, I met Jack 78 It is rare that my sister goes to the cinema A My sister is rare of going to the cinema B Rarely does my sister go to the cinema C That my sister goes to the cinema rarely D Going to the cinema is rare to my sister

79 Soon after they sold their house, they were offered a better price for it A No sooner they sold their house were they offered a better price for it B They were offered a better price for their house, and they sold it

C They had no sooner sold their house than they were offered a better price for it D No sooner had they sold their house and they were offered a better price for it 80 It was only when I left home that I realized the meaning of “family” A I realized the meaning of “family” before I left home

B Only when I left home I realized the meaning of “family” C Not until I left home did I realize the meaning of “family” D I didn’t leave home until I realized the meaning of “family”

I Multiple choice:

1.A C 3.C B D A C B D 10 C

11.D 12 D 13.A 14 A 15 B 16 A 17 A 18 D 19 A 20 D 21.C 22 B 23.D 24 D 25 A 26 A 27 A 28 C 29 A 30 B 31.A 32 A 33.B 34 A 35 D 36 D 37 C 38 C 39 C 40 B II Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings:

1.So great was her grief that she almost fainted

2 No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter Hardly she begun to speak when people started interrupting her

4 Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John At no time was the outcome of the election

7 Not until he got home did he forget about the gun

8 Only by training hard everyday can you become a good athlete

9 Not until did John receive offer of promotion in writing that he celebrated 10 Only when I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me

11 Only when Alice and Charles (had) had their second children did they decide to move to a bigger house

12 Scarcely had she put the phone down when it rang again 13 Not for a moment is it worth considering his suggestion

14 Such was his disgust at her behaviour that he severed all contact with her 15 Had you given it on time, you would have got a high mark

16 No sooner had we stepped outside the front door, and it began to rain 17 Never before had the film laid on such a sumptuous celebration 18 Not only is he your friend, but he’s mine, too / but he’s also mine 19 Hardly had they arrived on the beach when it started to rain

20 Seldom did he give his wife a present 1.B

2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.C

21 B 22.A 23.D 24.A 25 B 26 B 27.D

41.D 42.D 43.A 44.A 45.B 46.D 47.C

8.C 9.B 10.D 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.A 16 B 17.D 18.A 19.C 20 B

28.B 29.B 30.B 31.A 32.C 33.C 34 B 35.D 36.A 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.C

48.D 49.A 50.A 51.D 52.A 53.A 54.B 55.B 56.D 57.D 58.C 59.C 60.A

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