Inversion Exercise

INVERSION EXERCISE
I. Choose the best answer
1. Not only ……………………..
A. he refused to help me but he also made fun of me
B. did he refuse to help me but he made fund of me also
C. did he refuse to help me but he also made fun of me
D. he did refuse to help me but also made fun of me
2. ……… had she opened the cupboard door than she stood in front of it petrified.
A. No sooner B. As soon as C. Hardly D. The fact
3. ……… with enough life-boats she wouldn’t have caused so heavy casualties.
A. Were the Titanic to be equipped B. The Titanic were to be equipped
C. The Titanic was to be equipped D. Had the Titanic been equipped
4. It was not until the doctors asked him to comment on his death ……… recognized their
craziness.
A. when he B. and he C. that he D. he
5. George would certainly have attended the meeting ………
A. if he didn’t get a flat tire B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened
C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flattened itself
6. ……… received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many woman
C. The women aren’t ever D. Women who have never
7. ……… during his dinner with us.
A. Not did my grandfather say a single word B. Not said a single word did my grandfather
C. Not may grandfather said a single word D. Not a single word did my grandfather say
8. There is no water on the moon, nor ……… an atmosphere around it.
A. there is B. it is C. there is not D. is there
9. ……… the work when his wife came in with two policemen.
A. Hardly he had finished B. Had hardly he finished
C. Had he hardly finished D. Hardly had he finished
10. Not until the first land plants developed …………..
A. land animals appeared B. did land animals appear
C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared
11. Not only ……… in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well
A. is studied human behavior B. is human behavior studied
C. did human behavior study D. human behavior studied
12. It was not only she had arrived home ……… remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she B. that she C. and she D. she
13. Not until a student has mastered algebra ……… the principles of geometry, trigonometry
and physics.
A. he can begin to understand B. can he begin to understand
C. he begins to understand D. that he can begin to understand
14. ……… they go to the theatre.
A. Only on rare occasions B. Only on rare occasions do
C. On rare occasions only D. Only do on rare occasions
15. ……… pleased with himself.
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A. Only after John received the first prize was he B. Only after John received the first prize he was
C. After John received the first prize only was he D. After John received the first prize only he was
16. ……… the lights went out.
A. Hardly had the performance begun when B. Hardly the performance had begun when did
C. Hardly had the performance begun than D. Hardly the performance had begun than did
17. ……… visited her.
A. Had I known she was sick, I would have
B. No sooner had I known she was sick, I would have
C. No sooner had I known she was sick than I
D. Hardly had I known she was sick when I
18. ……… I would give a party.
A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month
C. She comes next month D. She would come next month
19. ……… more help, I could call my neighbour.
A. Needed B. Should I need C. I have needed D. I should need
20. ……… my father sat down to lunch than there was a knock at the door.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. At no time had D. Never before had
21. ……… the book, please return it to me.
A. Should you find B. Will you be finding C. Will you find D. Will you have found
22. ……… graduated from college.
A. Nowhere does he found a job after he had B. Nowhere did he find a job after he had
C. Not anywhere did he find a job after had he D. Nowhere did he find a job after had he
23. ……… he sold the house.
A. Hardly had he have time to settle down when B. Hardly has he had time to settle down when
C. No sooner had he had time to settle down when D. No sooner had he had time to settle down than
24. ……… lost all his clothes.
A. Before arriving in New York had he spent all his money and
B. No sooner had he arrived in New York than had he spent all his money and
C. Not only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but he also
D. No only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but had he also
25. ……… to speak to his wife about his ex-girlfriend!
A. Never has he again dared B. Never again has he dared
C. Again never has he dared D. Never again did he have dare
26. ……… to say too much about oneself.
A. Seldom does it wise B. Seldom is it wise C. Seldom wise it is D. Seldom wise is it
27. Not until ………………….
A. I approached the flat did I realize that it was completely empty
B. did I approach the flat that I realized it was completely empty
C. I approached the flat that I realized completely was it empty
D. did I approach the flat I realized that it was completely empty
28. ……… most of the soldier gave up!
A. So was the exercise difficult that B. So difficult was the exercise that
C. So was the exercise difficult that did D. So difficult was the exercise that did
29. ……… be impolite to our parents
A. Not in any circumstances should we B. In any circumstances shouldn’t we
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C. In no circumstances should we D. No circumstances permit us to

30. ……… sent the telegram.
A. No sooner the train should be delayed shall I
B. No sooner should the train be delayed than shall I
C. Should the train be delayed, I shall
D. Should the train is delayed shall I
31. I write to her almost every day.
A. Not a day goes by unless my writing to her.
B. Hardly does a day go by without my writing to her.
C. No day go by without my writing to her.
D. Almost every day goes by without my writing for her.
32. The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight.
A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
B. Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped.
C. Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped.
D. Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight.
33. He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
34. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
35. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.
A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months.
B. A few months ago, she didn’t find it relaxed working for him.
C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
36. Right after his appointment to the post, he fell ill.
A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill.
D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
37. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
A. Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
B. Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
C. No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another.
D. All are correct.
38. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
A. Unless a country is quite independent, it can be prosperous.
B. Without complete independence, a country can be prosperous.
C. Only when a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.
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D. It is not until a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.

39. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
B. It wasn’t until he came into the light that I recognized him
C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him
D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.
40. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had left.
A. Not until all the guests had left could we relax.
B. It wasn’t until all the guests had left that we could relax.
C. It wasn’t until all the guests had left could we relax.
D. A and B are correct
41. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
A. No sooner had the phone stopped ringing than I got downstairs.
B. After the phone had stopped ringing, I got downstairs.
C. Hardly had the phone stopped ringing when I got downstairs.
D. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.
42. The light failed the moment they began work.
A. But for the light failed, they would have begun work.
B. Hardly did they begin work when the light failed.
C. Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.
D. As soon as the light failed, they began work.
43. She didn’t shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy.
A. The tragedy play wasn’t good for her to shed tear.
B. Without her tear, the play didn’t end tragically.
C. So tragic was the play that she didn’t shed a tear.
D. Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy.

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