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Negative Inversion Exercises

The document contains exercises focused on rewriting sentences to enhance empathy and emphasis using specific phrases. The first section requires transforming sentences to be more empathetic, while the second section aims to make sentences more emphatic. Each exercise provides a starting phrase to guide the rewriting process.

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Negative Inversion Exercises

The document contains exercises focused on rewriting sentences to enhance empathy and emphasis using specific phrases. The first section requires transforming sentences to be more empathetic, while the second section aims to make sentences more emphatic. Each exercise provides a starting phrase to guide the rewriting process.

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Negative Inversion exercises

1. Rewrite the sentences, making them more empathetic. Start each


new sentence with a word or phrase from the list below.

In no way – Little – Never before – Never again – No sooner … than


– Nothing – Not until – Not only … but also – Nowhere – Rarely

1. I won’t ever allow myself to be deceived in such a manner


again.
2. One rarely finds a person of such integrity as Michal.
3. His surliness annoys me more than anything.
4. He little suspected that she was seeing another man.
5. I’ve never been spoken to like that!
6. She was rude and she as mean.
7. As soon as he ended the relationship he started another one.
8. You won’t find a kinder man anywhere.
9. Her reaction could in no way be described as sympathetic.

2. Rewrite the sentences, making them more emphatic. Start each


new sentence with the word(s) given.

1. I have rarely seen such a beautiful sunset


Rarely ………..
2. You won’t find a better plumber anywhere in England.

Nowhere ………..
3. It will affect our department and organization if this project
fails.
Not only …. but also
4. I have never been to Australia.

Never …………….
5. We didn’t eat till midnight.

Not until ……………


6. Her comedy stand-up act amazed me.

What ………….
7. Peter had no idea that Janet was seeing another man.
Little ………….
8. Late arrivals will not be admitted to the theatre under any
circumstances.
Under no ……….

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