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Negative Inversion Pretest

The document is a pre-test focused on identifying sentences that demonstrate negative inversion. It consists of multiple-choice questions where participants must select the correct sentences that employ negative inversion appropriately. The test covers various structures and contexts for using negative inversion in English grammar.

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Negative Inversion Pretest

The document is a pre-test focused on identifying sentences that demonstrate negative inversion. It consists of multiple-choice questions where participants must select the correct sentences that employ negative inversion appropriately. The test covers various structures and contexts for using negative inversion in English grammar.

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Pre-Test : Negative Inversion

1. Which sentence demonstrates negative inversion?

a) She couldn’t help but not feel disappointed.

b) She couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

c) She couldn’t help but feeling disappointed.

d) She couldn’t help but didn’t feel disappointed.

2. Identify the sentence with negative inversion

a) Only after I stopped worrying, the solution became clear.

b) Only after I stopped worrying, did the solution become clear.

c) Only after I stopped worrying, became clear the solution.

d) Only after I stopped worrying, clear the solution became.

3. Which sentence uses negative inversion correctly?

a) Seldom I have seen such a beautiful sunset.

b) Seldom have I seen such a beautiful sunset.

c) Seldom I have seen such a beautiful sunset, not.

d) Seldom have I seen such a beautiful sunset, not.

4. Select the sentence that employs negative inversion properly.

a) Rarely she speaks out against injustice.

b) Rarely speaks she out against injustice.

c) Rarely does she speaks out against injustice.

d) Rarely does she speak out against injustice.


5. Identify the sentence with the correct negative inversion.

a) Not once he apologized for his behavior.

b) Not once did he apologized for his behavior.

c) Not once did he apologize for his behavior.

d) Not once he apologized for his behavior, not.

6. ………………started the discussion …………… group of hooligans arrived and

started shouting slogans.

a) Barely had they / when

b) No sooner had they / when

c) Barely they had / when

d) No sooner had they / that

7. ……………… we take specific actions immediately ……………… hope to stop climate

change in some way.

a) Rarely when / can we

b) If only / can we

c) Only if / can we

d) Only / we can

8. ……………… break the law, …………… put themselves and others in unnecessary

danger.

a) Not only they / but they also

b) But only have they / but they also have

c) Not only did they / but they also

d) Not only did they / but did they also


9. ……………… allow such terrible actions to happen again.

a) Never again we will

b) No way will

c) Under no circumstances will we

d) Little will we

10. We all need to be on sensible alert, but………………… allow fear to dictate the

course of our lives?

a) never we must

b) on no account should we

c) no way we should

d) under no circumstances we should

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