Inversion 3
Inversion 3
a. only/no sooner
1) by drinking this glass of brandy can you avoid headache in the morning.
2) did his father leave, than she started watching a movie for adults.
b. such/little
1) I knew about the beer party.
2) a wonderful day was it that I decided to get divorced.
c. nor/so
1) She didn't do karate did she do yoga.
2) busy was the market, that we decided to stop wasting our money.
d. only/should
1) when Carl had agreed did they order another pizza.
2) need arise he will ring you up.
e. rarely/never
1) in his life has he flown abroad.
2) have I watched such cool cartoons.
Complete the sentences with the following: at no time, never, seldom, had, under no
circumstances, such, only after, not until, only later, were.
a.
are parents allowed to complain to their children.
b.
do they succeed in listening to the news on TV.
c.
did I realize how urgent it had been.
d.
I a millionaire, I would have many schools for the disabled built.
e.
you regularly attended the tutorials, you could have passed the final
exam.
f.
have I seen such a beautiful lady.
g.
was his singing that we had to leave the room.
h.
I see the painting with my own eyes will I buy it.
i.
my explanation did he realize the meaning of my present.
j.
did she leave her children alone.
a. Hardly ever does my girlfriend come in time. Hardly ever does my girlfriend comes in
time.
b. Were he to have more money, he would buy this house. Was he has more money, he
would buy this house.
c. So long was his speech that I asked him to stop. So long his speech was that I asked him
to stop.
d. Had they not lost all their documents, they would have moved to Canada. Have they not
lost all their documents, they would have move to Canada.
e. Hardly had he closed the door when his sister rang the bell. Hardly he had closed the
door when his sister rang the bell.
c. Had hardly I cross the border, than a huge dog jumped on me.