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Mai Linh DTD

GRAMMAR : INVERSION
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
1. 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. do we have B. we do have C. have we D. we have
7. Many a time ______ he wants to marry me.
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. do I take C. I take D. I do 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
14. Only by studying hard ______ this exam.
A. can you pass 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. do 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 B. does 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. do 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. do 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 B. Does C. Should 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 B. did he came C. came he D. did he come
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. do 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
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences or the best inversion sentence for the
root one.
1. No sooner had we arrived at the station ______ the announcement started.
A. than B. when C. then D. last
2. ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had
3. No sooner ______ than the class starts.
A. do Max arrive B. does Max arrive C. Max arrives D. Max does arrive
4. Scarcely had Jake ______ the book report when Alan came in.
A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. to finished
5. No sooner ______ the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring than B. the bell will ring than
C. the bell will ring when D. will the bell ring when
6. As soon as I entered the room, I noticed her.
A. No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed her.
B. Hardly had I entered the room when I noticed her.
C. No sooner I had entered the room than I noticed her.
D. Both A and B are right
7. As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.
A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
C. No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
D. Hardly he had approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
8. I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
A. Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
B. Seldom I have heard such a talented singer.
C. Seldom has I heard such a talented singer.
D. All are correct.
9. _______ circumstances should you call the police.
A. In B. Under C. Under no D. In no
10. Only after you obtain a driving license, _______ a car.
A. you are able to drive B. can you drive
C. you will be able to drive D. did you drive
11. Hardly ever _______ far from home.
A. she traveled B. she has traveled C. did she travel D. she did travel
12. Hardly _______ the phone down when the boss rang back.
A. did I put B. have I put C. had I put D. I had put
13. No sooner _______ the soldiers leaped into the water.
A. had the ship touched the shore than B. had the ship touched the shore when
C. the ship had touched the shore then D. the ship touched the shore than
14. Had they arrived at the fair earlier, they _______ what they wanted.
A. had found B. have found C. found D. would have found
15. Only by working hard _______ your final exam.
A. will you pass B. you will pass C. did you pass D. you passed
16. Only when I have free time _______ television.
A. I watch B. will I watch C. do I watch D. I watched
17. _______ that I knew all about her.
A. She little thought B. She thought little
C. Little did she think D. Little she thought
18. Not only is she intelligent _______.
A. but also she is kind B. but is she also kind
C. but also is she kind D. but she is also kind
19. _______ that she couldn’t go on working.
A. So was his pain B. Such was his pain
C. He has so pain D. His pain was such
20. Never ______ to school late.
A. I go B. do I go C. I do go D. go I
21. Many books ______ yesterday.
A. did he read B. I read C. I did read D. read I
22. Beautiful ______ in their autumn colors.
A. the trees are B. are the trees C. do the trees are D. the trees do are
23. ________ there.
A. Never will I go B. I never will go C. never I will go D. All are right
24. ______ a doctor, I could help you.
A. was I B. I was C. Were I D. I were
25. Had I not met her, I ______ unhappy.
A. have been B. was C. had been D. would have been
26. _______ about it.
A. He did little said B. Little did he said
C. Little did he say D. He did little say
27. Nowhere _______ delicious dishes like here.
A. can you enjoy B. you can enjoy C. you enjoy D. you do enjoy
28. No longer ______ here.
A. he will live B. will he work C. will he works D. he works
29. In vain ______ for the missing people.
A. did they look B. did they looked C. they looked D. they did look
30. Not until I came home ______ that I had lost everything.
A. I realized B. I did realize C. did I realize D. I did realized
31. Not until _______ that she had been very important for me.
A. did she leave I knew B. she left did I know
C. she left I knew D. did she leave did I know
32. ________ him for the mistake he had made.
A. Never in my life will I forgive B. Never in my life I will forgive
C. I will never forgive in my life D. Never will I forgive in my life
33. I have never seen this film before.
A. Never before have I seen this film B. Never before I have seen this film
C. Before have never I seen this film D. Have I never before seen this film
34. She rarely makes a mistake.
A. Rarely she makes a mistake. B. Rarely she does make a mistake.
C. Rarely does she make a mistake. D. Does she rarely make a mistake.
35. ______ I the judge, I would sentence him to death.
A. Were B. Was C. Be D. Am
36. ______ I rich, I would help you.
A. Was B. Be C. Am D. Were
37. ________ his advice, I would have succeeded in the final exam.
A. Had I taken B. I had taken C. Had I take D. If I take
38. Had you not helped me, I _________ how to solve it.
A. won’t know B. wouldn’t know C. couldn’t know D. wouldn’t have known
39. Had I not stayed up late last night, I ________ tired now.
A. wouldn’t be B. wouldn’t have been
C. won’t be D. can’t be
40. Only by working three jobs ________ able to support his large family.
A. he was B. he is C. he's being D. was he
41. It was not until Andrew stopped smoking ______ healthy again.
A. did he feel B. that he started to feel
C. then he felt D. that he did feel
42. The boss didn’t know what to do, ________ the rest of us.
A. so did B. either C. neither D. nor did
43. _______ you see Frank at the conference, give him my regards.
A. Should B. Would C. Might D. Could
44. Strange ________ , he chose not to undergo surgery.
A. may it seem B. as may it seem C. was it that D. as it may sound
45. Try _________ he could not save the drowning woman.
A. did he hard B. as he might C. as hard as D. though he did
46. So ________ that she licked the plate clean.
A. being hungry B. great her hunger C. hungry was she D. had she hunger
47. Effie disliked the film, ________.
A. so did Frank B. and also disliked it Frank
C. neither did Frank D. so Frank did
48. ________ the medicine than she began to feel better.
A. Not until she swallowed B. Hardly did she swallow
C. No sooner had she swallowed D. Having swallowed
49. Only by speaking more _______ improve your fluency in English.
A. you are able to B. is it possible to C. does D. will it
50. Only after he arrived at the airport _______for his passport.
A. he did look B. did he look C. he looked D. he did looked
51. Only by studying hard ______ this exam.
A. can you pass B. you can pass C. you pass D. All are right
52. Only when you grow up, ______ it.
A. you understand B. you do understand
C. you can understand D. can you understand
53. Only if you tell me the truth, ______ you.
A. can I forgive B. I can forgive you C. I forgive you I do forgive
54. He not only studies well, but also he sings well.
A. Not only does he study well, but also he sings well.
B. Not only he studies well, but also does he sing well.
C. Not only he does study well, but also does he sing well.
D. Not only he studies well, but also he sings well.
55. You can refuse to answer my question in no way.
A. In no way you can refuse to answer my question
B. In no way can you refuse to answer my question
C. In no way do you refuse to answer my question
D. In no way you refuse to answer my question
56. I have come there at no time.
A. At no time I have come there B. At any time I have come there
C. At any time have I come there D. At no time have I come there.
57. ______ she can buy everything she likes.
A. So rich is she that B So rich she is that
C. Such rich is she that D. All are right
58. She spoke so fast that nobody understood her.
A. So fast did she speak that nobody understood her.
B. Such fast she spoke that nobody understood her.
C. So fast she spoke that nobody understood her.
D. Such fast did she speak that nobody understood her.
59. It is such a important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
A. Such is the important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
B. So is the important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
C. So is an important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
D. Such is an important problem that everybody is concerned of it.
60. ______ had he entered the office than he realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. Hardly B. Scarcely C. No sooner D. Not only
61. _________ before has she behaved like that.
A. Only by B. Not until C. Never D. Only when
62. _______ in Rome than he _______.
A. No sooner he had arrived / was being kidnapped
B. No sooner had he arrived / was kidnapped
C. Had he no sooner arrived / kidnapped
D. No sooner was he arriving / had been kidnapped
63. Had you done as I told you, you ___________.
A. would succeed B. would have succeeded
C. will succeed D. could succeed
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