INVERSION

EXERCISES ON INVERSION
I: Choose the best answer
1. Only when he started working with her, ____that she was intelligent.
A he had realized B did he realize C he did realized D he realized
2. No longer____any pleasure to do this job.
A do have B do I have C do have I D I have
3. 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
4. Only when you grow up____the truth.
A you will know B will you know C you know D do you know
5. No sooner had he arrived home____he was called out again.
A when B and C than D but
6. ____had the restaurant opened____people were flocking to eat there .
A Hardly?.. than B No sooner?...that C No sooner???.than D hardly???. that
7. Such____that he would stop at nothing.
A did his ambition B does his ambition C.was his ambition
8. 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
C does he collect stamps as he used to D doesn't he collect stamps as he used to it.
9. ____, 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 D How complex is not a matter
10. No more ____to worry about the future sources of energy.
A don't we have B we don't have C do we have D we do have
11. 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
12. Not until darkness fell____he hadn't done half of his work.
A that he realized B did he realize C that he didn't realize D didn't he realize
13. 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
14. Not once ____ into her eyes.
A he looked B does he looks C. did he look D. he was looking
15.????.. 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.
16???..great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered.
A. Very B. too C. Such D. So
17????.?.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
18.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
19.Not until it was too late ???? I call Susan.
A. I remembered B. did I remember C. did I remembered D. I did remember
20 .Never before ?????such a wonderful child.
A. I have seen B. I had seen C. I saw D. have I seen
21. Hardly had we settle down in our seats ?.... the lights went out.
A. than B. when C. then D. after
22. 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
23. Only when he is here, ?????..
A. he speaks English B. does he speak English C. he can speak English D. he does speak English
II.Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning of the given ones:
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. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
-> Only when????????????????????
5. You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.
-> Nowhere????????????????..
6. The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
-> At no time??????????????.
7. 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. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
-> Not only??????????????????????
10. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
-> No sooner??????????????????????
11. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
-> Hardly ??????????????????????
12. He didn't finish his work until the bell rang.
-> Not until ??????????????????????
13. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
-> Only ??????????????????????
14. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
-> Never ??????????????????????
16. His brother had rarely been more excited.
-> Rarely??????????????????????
18. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn't have accepted the job.
-> Had??????????????????????
19. The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff.
-> So ??????????????????????
21. If you happen to see Hallen , could you ask her to call me
Should???????????????????????..
22. The bus driver can not be blame for the accident in any way
In no???????????????????????..
23. If the government raised the interest rates, they would lose the election
Were??????????????????????????.

VI: Rewrite the sentence
1. A country can't be prosperous if it's not quite independent.
Only when ________________________________________________________
2. You can drive a car only after you obtain a driving licence.
Only after ________________________________________________________
3. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a twelve hours wait________________________________________
4. He never suspected that money had been stolen.
At no time ________________________________________________________
5. He recognized that he had been deceived only later.
Only later________________________________________________________
6. Our neighbour hasn't once invited us into his home.
Not once ________________________________________________________
7. You should phone the police whatever may happen.
Under no circumstances_____________________________________________
8. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
Only after ________________________________________________
9. I rarely buy any other papers .
Rarely ________________________________
10. The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
At no time ________________________________________________________
11. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So ____________________________________________________________
12. You seldom find reunited twins who do not get on well together.
Seldom ________________________________________________________
15.You can make progress in English only by practising it everyday
Only by________________________
16. I never have heard such an extraordinary story before
Never before________________________________________
III : Rewrite the sentence
1. I'm very sick now.
Never ________________________________________________
2. I had only gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly_________________________________________________________________
3. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner________________________________________________________
4. The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
Not until ________________________________________________________
5. you can use it as long as you like. It won't wear out.
No matter________________________________________________________
6. John didn't celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
Not until________________________________________________________
7. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
Such________________________________________________________
8. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door.
No sooner________________________________________________________
9. Just after the play started, there was a power failure.
Hardly________________________________________________________
10. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this.
Rarely________________________________________________________
11. We had only just arrived home when the police called