Only by hard work will we be able to accomplish this great task.. Having just fallen asleep, he dreamt about her.[r]
(1)EXERCISES ON INVERSION [Click to Listen
1 He no longer loves her
No longer does he love her
2 The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day
Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete
3 There are more people out of work in this country than ever before Never before are there more people out of work in this country Right after his arrival, things went wrong
No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong
5 The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border
Not until they had crossed the border did the men feel safe
6 He never suspected that the money had been stolen
At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen
7 The meeting had hardly begun when the light went out
Hardly had the meeting begun when the light went out
8 The result of the match was never in doubt
Never was the result of the match in doubt
9 I didn’t realise he was your brother until I saw the photograpgh
Only when I saw the photograph did I realise he was your brother
10 My brother no more serves in the army
No more does my brother serve in the army
11 They didn’t see him until much later
Not until much later did they see him.
12 He is seldom at home on Saturday evenings
Seldom is he at home on Saturday evenings
13 The missile is being launched upward into the sky
Upward into the sky is the missile being launched
14 Her grief was so great that she was almost fainted
So great was her grief that she was almost fainted
15 They’re so impatient that they can’t be teachers
Such impatient persons are they that they can’t be teachers
16 We have rarely seen such effective actor as he has proven
Rarely have we seen such effective actor as he has proven.
17 Class hardly ever lets out early
Never before does class lets out early.
18 We’ll be able to accomplish this great task only by hard work
Only by hard work will we be able to accomplish this great task
19 Having just fallen asleep, he dreamt about her
No sooner had he fallen asleep than he dreamt about her
20 He’s not only a good pupil, but he also has a gift for music
Not only is he a good pupil, but he also has a gift for music
21 I didn’t realise who he was until later
Only later did I realise who he was
22 I’ll only help you if you promise to try your best
Only if you (promise to) try your best will I help you [not native English] 23 I would help the poor if I were rich
Were I rich, I would help you
24 If the sun didn’t shine, fruit wouldn’t ripen
Were there no sunshine, fruit wouldn’t ripen
25 We lost our way as we didn’t take a map
Had we taken a map we would not have lost our way
26 If Mai had taken my advice, she wouldn’t be in such a situation now
Were Mai in such a situation because she did not take your advice?
27 He didn’t marry her because his parents didn’t approve
Had it not been because of his parents’ disapproval, he would have married her.
28 Don’t tease her, or she’ll kill you
Should you tease her, she’ll kill you.
29 He had no sooner got home than it rained
Barely had he got home when it rained.
30 It’s the oldest watch, and also the most expensive
Not only is the watch the oldest, but (it is) also the most expensive
31 He felt better right after his son arrival
(2)32 He forgot about the ticket until he arrived at the airport
Only when he arrived at the airport did he remember the ticket
33 My sister is no longer delaying having children
No longer is my sister delaying having children
34 They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left
Only after a twelve hours’ wait did their flight leave
35 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned
Hardly had he returned when he got down to writing the letter
36 He forgot about the gas until he got home
Not until he got home did he remember the gas
37 She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents
No sooner had she put up her umbrella than the rain came down in torrents
38 Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglar left the building
Scarcely had the burglar left the building when someone rang the alarm
39 I only realised what I had missed when they told me about it later
Only when they told me about it did I realise what I had missed
40 The outcome of the television has never been in doubt
At no time has the outcome of the television been in doubt
41 If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately
Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight.
42 A five-hundred-meter bridge is being built across the river
Across the river is a five-hundred-meter bridge being built
43 The only thing you should is not to phone the police
Under no circumstances should you phone the police.*
44 The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition
Only by united opposition is (can) terrorism (be) eliminated.
45 The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer
Only after the workers were offered a new pay did they call off the strike.
46 They did not move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second son
Only when their second son was born did they move to a bigger house
47 I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back
Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
48 He didn’t have breakfast, so he’s hungry now
Had he had breakfast, he would not be hungry now
49 She didn’t watch the film She didn’t watch the play
Neither the film nor the play did she watch
50 You can’t tell out the secret by any means
Under no circumstances can you tell out the secret
51 Mary hates tea She hates coffee, too
Neither tea nor coffee does Mary like
52 She drank such a lot of beer that she was terribly drunken
So much beer did she drink that she was terribly drunken
53 I didn’t recognize him until later
Only then did I recognize him
54 You are the best friend I can find in this world
Nowhere on earth can I find a better friend than you
55 There was no precedent for the king’s resignation
Never before was there the king’s resignation.
56 I write to him almost every day
Hardly a day goes by I stop writing to him
57 Children can learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this
Only in a situation like this can children learn a lot about how to behave
58 The truth only came out after the publication of the general’s personal diaries
Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth only come out
59 He was so angry that he couldn’t speak
Such an anger was he in that he couldn’t speak
60 He is such a good singer that everyone fancies listening to him singing
So well does he sings that everyone fancies listening to him singing