B.
PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets.
Question 1: Hardly the new law (introduce)__________________ when the mistake was released.
Question 2: Not only you (be late) __________________, but you also forgot to bring the documents.
Question 3: Only at the end of the interview I (think)_____________ I had a chance of getting the job.
Question 4: Barely the politician (start)_________________ to speak when the crowd began to boo.
Question 5: Seldom we (receive)______________ any apology when mistakes are made.
Question 6: My dad’s never been abroad, and nor my mum (have)_________________.
Question 7: Never in all my life I (see) ________________ such a horrible thing.
Question 8: I (be)_____________ you, I’d start looking for another job.
Question 9: At no time I (suspect)___________________ that he was a killer.
Question 10: Nowhere I (have) ________________ ever such bad service.
Question 11: Not until you (grow up) ______________________ will we let you live independently.
Question 12: Only when the plane landed safely he (calm down) ______________________.
Question 13: Only after I (check)__________________ that the burglars had left, did I call the police.
Question 14: No sooner the company (launch)____________ its new product than it went bankrupt.
Question 15: Under no circumstances employees (allow)________________ to leave the building without
permission.
Question 16: Not only he (spend)___________ all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
Question 17: Scarcely I (open) _____________ the front door when I heard a noise from the kitchen.
Question 18: Rarely people (care)______________ about the environment enough to give up driving their cars.
Question 19: We (win) _______________ the competition, we would have had a free trip to Moscow.
Question 20: No sooner I (accept) ___________ the job than they told me I had to work at weekends.
Question 21: So bad (be) __________her singing that she was booed off the stage.
Question 22: Little he (say) ___________________ about it.
Question 23: Not until she left I (know) ___________ that she had been very important to me.
Question 24: In no way the shop (can hold) ___________ responsible for customers’ lost property.
Question 25: Only when Tom saw his wife’s face he (understand)_______________ the meaning of the
comment.
Question 26: Only by training hard every day you (become)__________________ a good athlete.
Question 27: First (come)______________ the ambulance, then (come)___________ the police.
Question 28: On the grass an enormous frog (sit) ___________________.
Question 29: He had no money, nor he (know)_____________ anybody from whom he could borrow.
Question 30: Not a word he (say) _________when he saw his wife hand in hand with another man.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using inversions.
Question 1: The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
=> Had it not….
Question 2: He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner…
Question 3: Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
=> Only when…
Question 4: If the river rises any higher, the town will be flooded.
=> Should
Question 5: If I were you, I’d accept the offer.
=> Were
Question 6: If the chemical were leaked, a large area of the sea would be contaminated.
=> Were …
Question 7: If it hadn’t been for Henry, I might not have met you.
=> Had …
Question 8: Tom never seems worried about his future.
=> Never …
Question 9: We won’t tell anybody the good news until we’re certain it’s true.
=> Not until …
Question 10: There is a red flower tree near the old pagoda.
=> Near …
Question 11: The dancer moved so gracefully that he appeared to be skating.
=> So …
Question 12: She is so ignorant that she has never paid attention to any boys.
=> Such …
Question 13: You should never park on double yellow lines.
=> Under no circumstances …
Question 14: John certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
=> In no way…
Question 15: The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
=> Little…
Question 16: You won’t find fossils like this anywhere else.
=> Nowhere else …
Question 17: She has never been so happy before.
=> Never before …
Question 18: She realized that she didn’t lock the door after the train had left.
=> Only after …
Question 19: It isn’t often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0˚C.
=> Seldom …
Question 20: The door to the basement isn’t to be left open on any account.
=> On no account…
Question 21: The only way you can pass the exam is learning hard.
=> Only by …
Question 22: I only watch television if I don’t have anything else to do.
=> Only when …
Question 23: There was a great castle directly in front of them.
=> Directly in front …
Question 24: Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday and his sister’s either.
=> Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday, nor …
Question 25: They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
=> Only by …
Question 26: This restaurant rarely gets so crowded.
=> Rarely …
Question 27: You will only understand him if you speak French.
=> Only if …
Question 28: I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.
=> Barely
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: _______ had we arrived at the beach when it started pouring with rain.
A. No sooner. B. Hardly C. As soon as . D. The minute
Question 2: Not only ______ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used B. using seismology
C. is seismology used D. to use seismology
Question 3: _______ the phone rang later that night did Ann remember the appointment.
A. No sooner. B. Only C. Not until D. Just before
Question 4: 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
Question 5: _______ be impolite to our parents.
A. Not in any circumstances should we B. In any circumstances shouldn’t we
C. In no circumstances should we D. No circumstances should we not
Question 6: _______ more information, please telephone our main office.
A. You need B. Should you need
C. You should need D. If you needed
Question 7: ______ in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash.
A. Were I not. B. Was I not C. Weren’t I D. If I am not
Question 8: _______, I would invite her to the party.
A. Had I known her B. Should I know her
C. Were I know her D. Were I to know her
Question 9: _______ I known what he was really like, I would never have married him.
A. Have. B. Did C. Had D. Would
Question 10: Seldom _______ such a beautiful sight.
A. have I seen B. I have ever seen
C. I saw D. did I ever see
Question 11: Rarely _______ last longer than an hour.
A. do tornados B. tornados
C. tornados that D. tornados do
Question 12: On the battle field_______.
A. the tanks lay B. did the tanks lie
C. lay the tanks D. lied the tanks
Question 13: _______ pleased with himself.
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
Question 14: __________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. The women aren’t never
C. Women who have never D. Never have so many women
Question 15: ___________________ most of the soldiers 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
Question 16: ______advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been B. If he had
C. Unless he had been D. Were he to be
Question 17: Only by making a good impression _______ the job.
A. will you give B. you will be given
C. you give D. will you be given
Question 18: Little _______ that Ted was a secret agent.
A. did the embassy staff realized B. did the embassy staff realize
C. the embassy staff realized D. realized the embassy staff
Question 19: On no account ________________________.
A. the house should be left unlocked B. left unlocked the house
C. should the house be left unlocked D. should the house left unlocked
Question 20: Only when _______ can we begin the program.
A. has Peter arrived B. Peter has arrived
C. arrived has Peter D. arrived Peter has
Question 21: At no time _______ of anything out of usual.
A. I was aware B. was I aware
C. do I aware D. I aware
Question 22: Only if _______ can we get into the house.
A. you have a key B. have you a key
C. do you have a key D. have a key do you
Question 23: _______ graduated from college.
A. Nowhere does he found a job after he had B. Not anywhere did he find a job after had he
C. Nowhere did he find a job after had he D. Nowhere did he find a job after he had
Question 24: Scarcely _______ each other since they had a quarrel.
A. do they talk to B. have they talked to
C. were they talk to D. had they talk to
Question 25: Tom: “I don’t believe he’s telling the truth.”
Ann: “ __________ . The facts don’t add up.”
A. So do I B. Neither I do
C. Neither do I D. I don’t neither
Question 26: Fiona: “Jane bought a new dress this morning.”
Betty: “What a coincidence! __________ .”
A. So have I B. Nor did I
C. So did I D. Nor have I
Question 27: _______ 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 my grandfather said a single word D. Not a single word did my grandfather say
Question 28: In no way _______ her wedding.
A. can I come B. I can come to
C. can I come to D. can come to
Question 29: Silently ________________.
A. approaching them is a lion B. a lion is approaching them
C. is a lion approaching them D. a lion approaches them
Question 30: Barely _______ drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
A. had she finish B. she had finished
C. had she finished D. had finished she
1 We can go on with the plan only if you agree.
can Only if you agree can we go on with the plan.
2 Edna won't leave the house under any circumstances.
will Under __________________________ leave the house.
3 If the river rises any higher, the town will be flooded.
rise Should __________________________, the town will be flooded.
4 If you'd paid on time, you wouldn't have been cut off.
paid Had __________________________, you wouldn't have been cut off.
5 He had just recovered from flu when he caught a bad cold.
sooner No __________________________ from flu than he caught a bad cold.
6 He took such a long holiday that he forgot how to do his job.
did Such a long holiday __________________________ that he forgot how to do his job.
7 They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
manage Only by shouting and waving their arms __________________________ to get our attention.
8 He only asks for help when he is really desperate.
ask Only when he is really desperate __________________________ for help.
9 If I see him, I'll give him your message.
should I'll give him your message __________________________ him.
10 Tom never seems worried about his future.
seem Never __________________________ worried about his future.
11 I've never had such fun anywhere else.
else Nowhere __________________________ such fun.
12 Lynn didn't realise that her mother was so worried about her.
realise Little __________________________ that her mother was so worried about her.
13 The army marched forward into battle.
marched Forward __________________________ into battle.
14 Her parents and her friends warned her not to go alone.
as Her parents warned her not to go alone, __________________________ friends.
15 She sang so well that she was offered a record deal.
sing So __________________________ that she was offered a record deal.
16 Unemployment hasn't been at such a high level at any time since the 1930s.
been Not since the 1930s __________________________ at such a high level.
17 I only watch television if I don't have anything else to do.
do Only when I have nothing else to do __________________________ television.
18 She'd barely finished drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
had Barely __________________________ drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
19 He didn't thank me once for feeding his cat.
once Not __________________________ me for feeding his cat.
20 If there had been a phone nearby, he would have called an ambulance.
there Had __________________________ nearby, he would have called an ambulance.
21 The door to the basement isn't to be left open on any account.
account On __________________________ to the basement to be left open.
22 We won't tell anybody the good news until we're certain it's true.
will Not until we're certain it's true __________________________ anybody the good news.
23 He felt so unwell that he had to cancel their date.
did So __________________________ that he had to cancel their date.
24 Bob forgot his mother's birthday and his sister's too.
did Bob didn't remember his mother's birthday; __________________________ his sister's.
25 He was so anxious that he kept biting his nails.
his Such __________________________ he kept biting his nails.
26 Brown bread is healthier and tastier than white bread.
only Not __________________________ than white bread, but it's healthier too!
27 I didn't expect that they would throw a surprise party for my birthday.
expect Little __________________________ they would throw a surprise party for my birthday.
28 It isn't often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0°C.
fall Seldom __________________________ below 0°C in Spain.
29 If I were you, I'd accept the offer.
you Were __________________________ accept the offer.
30 This is the only way the Prime Minister can win the election.
this Only __________________________ the Prime Minister win the election.
Inversion with so/ such
1 As the exams were difficult, many students complained.
So _________________________________________________
2 His dream was so strange that his psychiatrist wrote about it in a medical journal.
So _________________________________________________
3 The explorers took such a long time to find the tomb that they had nearly run out of supplies.
Such _________________________________________________
4 Many people think she's English because she speaks the language so fluently.
So _________________________________________________
5 She is so ignorant that she has never heard of Shakespeare.
Such _________________________________________________
6 He was so surprised that he nearly fell off his chair.
Such _________________________________________________
7 The dancer moved so gracefully that he appeared to be skating.
So _________________________________________________
B. PRACTICE EXERCISES - KEY
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets.
Question 1: Hardly the new law (introduce)__________________ when the mistake was released.
Hardly had the new law been introduced
Question 2: Not only you (be late) __________________, but you also forgot to bring the documents.
Not only were you late,…
Question 3: Only at the end of the interview I (think)_____ did I think I ________ I had a chance of getting the
job.
Question 4: Barely the politician (start)_________________ to speak when the crowd began to boo.
had the politician started to speak
Question 5: Seldom we (receive)______________ any apology when mistakes are made.
do we receive any apology
Question 6: My dad’s never been abroad, and nor my mum (have)_________________.
nor has my mum
Question 7: Never in all my life I (see) ________________ such a horrible thing.
have I seen such a horrible thing
Question 8: I (be)_____________ you, I’d start looking for another job.
Were I you,….
Question 9: At no time I (suspect)___________________ that he was a killer.
did I suspect…
Question 10: Nowhere I (have) ________________ ever such bad service.
Question 11: Not until you (grow up) ______________________ will we let you live independently.
Question 12: Only when the plane landed safely he (calm down) ______________________.
Question 13: Only after I (check)__________________ that the burglars had left, did I call the police.
Question 14: No sooner the company (launch)____________ its new product than it went bankrupt.
Question 15: Under no circumstances employees (allow)________________ to leave the building without
permission.
Question 16: Not only he (spend)___________ all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
Question 17: Scarcely I (open) _____________ the front door when I heard a noise from the kitchen.
Question 18: Rarely people (care)______________ about the environment enough to give up driving their cars.
Question 19: We (win) _______________ the competition, we would have had a free trip to Moscow.
Question 20: No sooner I (accept) ___________ the job than they told me I had to work at weekends.
Question 21: So bad (be) __________her singing that she was booed off the stage.
Question 22: Little he (say) ___________________ about it.
Question 23: Not until she left I (know) ___________ that she had been very important to me.
Question 24: In no way the shop (can hold) ___________ responsible for customers’ lost property.
Question 25: Only when Tom saw his wife’s face he (understand)_______________ the meaning of the
comment.
Question 26: Only by training hard every day you (become)__________________ a good athlete.
Question 27: First (come)______________ the ambulance, then (come)___________ the police.
Question 28: On the grass an enormous frog (sit) ___________________.
Question 29: He had no money, nor he (know)_____________ anybody from whom he could borrow.
Question 30: Not a word he (say) _________when he saw his wife hand in hand with another man.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using inversions.
Question 1: The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
=> Had it not…. been for the famous film star’s attendance, the party wouldn’t have been a success.
Question 2: He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner… had he left the office than the telephone rang
Question 3: Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
=> Only when… their second child was born, did Alice and Charles decide to move a bigger house.
Question 4: If the river rises any higher, the town will be flooded.
=> Should… the river rise any higher, the town will be flooded.
Question 5: If I were you, I’d accept the offer.
=> Were… I you, I’d accept the offer
Question 6: If the chemical were leaked, a large area of the sea would be contaminated.
=> Were … the chemical to be leaked, a large area of the sea would be contaminated
Question 7: If it hadn’t been for Henry, I might not have met you.
=> Had … it not been for Henry, I might not have met you
Question 8: Tom never seems worried about his future.
=> Never … does Tom seem worried about his future
Question 9: We won’t tell anybody the good news until we’re certain it’s true.
=> Not until … we’re certain it’s true will we tell everyone the good news.
Question 10: There is a red flower tree near the old pagoda.
=> Near … the old pagoda is a red flower tree.
Question 11: The dancer moved so gracefully that he appeared to be skating.
=> So … gracefully did the dancer move that he appeared to be skating
Question 12: She is so ignorant that she has never paid attention to any boys.
=> Such … is an ignorant girl that she has never paid attention to any boys
Question 13: You should never park on double yellow lines.
=> Under no circumstances … should you park on double yellow lines.
Question 14: John certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
=> In no way… can John be held responsible for the accident.
Question 15: The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
=> Little… did the police suspect that the judge was the murder
Question 16: You won’t find fossils like this anywhere else.
=> Nowhere else … will you find fossils like this
Question 17: She has never been so happy before.
=> Never before … has she been so happy
Question 18: She realized that she didn’t lock the door after the train had left.
=> Only after … the train had left did she realize that she didn’t lock the door
Question 19: It isn’t often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0˚C.
=> Seldom … do the temperatures in Spain fall below 0˚C
Question 20: The door to the basement isn’t to be left open on any account.
=> On no account… should the door to the basement be left open
Question 21: The only way you can pass the exam is learning hard.
=> Only by … learning hard can you pass the exam
Question 22: I only watch television if I don’t have anything else to do.
=> Only when … I don’t have anything else to do do I watch TV
Question 23: There was a great castle directly in front of them.
=> Directly in front … of them was a great castle.
Question 24: Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday and his sister’s either.
=> Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday, nor … did he remember his sister’s
Question 25: They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
=> Only by … shouting and waving their arms did they manage to get our attention
Question 26: This restaurant rarely gets so crowded.
=> Rarely … does this restaurant get so crowded
Question 27: You will only understand him if you speak French.
=> Only if … you speak French wil you understand him.
Question 28: I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.
=> Barely
… had I started speaking when he interrupted me
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: _______ had we arrived at the beach when it started pouring with rain.
A. No sooner. B. Hardly C. As soon as . D. The minute
Question 2: Not only ______ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used B. using seismology
C. is seismology used D. to use seismology
Question 3: _______ the phone rang later that night did Ann remember the appointment.
A. No sooner. B. Only C. Not until D. Just before
Question 4: 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
Question 5: _______ be impolite to our parents.
A. Not in any circumstances should we B. In any circumstances shouldn’t we
C. In no circumstances should we D. No circumstances should we not
Question 6: _______ more information, please telephone our main office.
A. You need B. Should you need
C. You should need D. If you needed
Question 7: ______ in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash.
A. Were I not. B. Was I not C. Weren’t I D. If I am not
Question 8: _______, I would invite her to the party.
A. Had I known her B. Should I know her
C. Were I know her D. Were I to know her
Question 9: _______ I known what he was really like, I would never have married him.
A. Have. B. Did C. Had D. Would
Question 10: Seldom _______ such a beautiful sight.
A. have I seen B. I have ever seen
C. I saw D. did I ever see
Question 11: Rarely _______ last longer than an hour.
A. do tornados B. tornados
C. tornados that D. tornados do
Question 12: On the battle field_______.
A. the tanks lay B. did the tanks lie
C. lay the tanks D. lied the tanks
Question 13: _______ pleased with himself.
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
Question 14: __________ received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. The women aren’t never
C. Women who have never D. Never have so many women
Question 15: ___________________ most of the soldiers 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
Question 16: ______advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been B. If he had
C. Unless he had been D. Were he to be
Question 17: Only by making a good impression _______ the job.
A. will you give B. you will be given
C. you give D. will you be given
Question 18: Little _______ that Ted was a secret agent.
A. did the embassy staff realized B. did the embassy staff realize
C. the embassy staff realized D. realized the embassy staff
Question 19: On no account ________________________.
A. the house should be left unlocked B. left unlocked the house
C. should the house be left unlocked D. should the house left unlocked
Question 20: Only when _______ can we begin the program.
A. has Peter arrived B. Peter has arrived
C. arrived has Peter D. arrived Peter has
Question 21: At no time _______ of anything out of usual.
A. I was aware B. was I aware
C. do I aware D. I aware
Question 22: Only if _______ can we get into the house.
A. you have a key B. have you a key
C. do you have a key D. have a key do you
Question 23: _______ graduated from college.
A. Nowhere does he found a job after he had B. Not anywhere did he find a job after had he
C. Nowhere did he find a job after had he D. Nowhere did he find a job after he had
Question 24: Scarcely _______ each other since they had a quarrel.
A. do they talk to B. have they talked to
C. were they talk to D. had they talk to
Question 25: Tom: “I don’t believe he’s telling the truth.”
Ann: “ __________ . The facts don’t add up.”
A. So do I B. Neither I do
C. Neither do I D. I don’t neither
Question 26: Fiona: “Jane bought a new dress this morning.”
Betty: “What a coincidence! __________ .”
A. So have I B. Nor did I
C. So did I D. Nor have I
Question 27: _______ 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 my grandfather said a single word D. Not a single word did my grandfather say
Question 28: In no way _______ her wedding.
A. can I come B. I can come to
C. can I come to D. can come to
Question 29: Silently ________________.
A. approaching them is a lion B. a lion is approaching them
C. is a lion approaching them D. a lion approaches them
Question 30: Barely _______ drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
A. had she finish B. she had finished
C. had she finished D. had finished she
1 We can go on with the plan only if you agree.
can Only if you agree can we go on with the plan.
2 Edna won't leave the house under any circumstances.
will Under __________________________ leave the house.
3 If the river rises any higher, the town will be flooded.
rise Should __________________________, the town will be flooded.
4 If you'd paid on time, you wouldn't have been cut off.
paid Had __________________________, you wouldn't have been cut off.
5 He had just recovered from flu when he caught a bad cold.
sooner No __________________________ from flu than he caught a bad cold.
6 He took such a long holiday that he forgot how to do his job.
did Such a long holiday __________________________ that he forgot how to do his job.
7 They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
manage Only by shouting and waving their arms __________________________ to get our attention.
8 He only asks for help when he is really desperate.
ask Only when he is really desperate __________________________ for help.
9 If I see him, I'll give him your message.
should I'll give him your message __________________________ him.
10 Tom never seems worried about his future.
seem Never __________________________ worried about his future.
11 I've never had such fun anywhere else.
else Nowhere __________________________ such fun.
12 Lynn didn't realise that her mother was so worried about her.
realise Little __________________________ that her mother was so worried about her.
13 The army marched forward into battle.
marched Forward __________________________ into battle.
14 Her parents and her friends warned her not to go alone.
as Her parents warned her not to go alone, __________________________ friends.
15 She sang so well that she was offered a record deal.
sing So __________________________ that she was offered a record deal.
16 Unemployment hasn't been at such a high level at any time since the 1930s.
been Not since the 1930s __________________________ at such a high level.
17 I only watch television if I don't have anything else to do.
do Only when I have nothing else to do __________________________ television.
18 She'd barely finished drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
had Barely __________________________ drying her hair when her first guests arrived.
19 He didn't thank me once for feeding his cat.
once Not __________________________ me for feeding his cat.
20 If there had been a phone nearby, he would have called an ambulance.
there Had __________________________ nearby, he would have called an ambulance.
21 The door to the basement isn't to be left open on any account.
account On __________________________ to the basement to be left open.
22 We won't tell anybody the good news until we're certain it's true.
will Not until we're certain it's true __________________________ anybody the good news.
23 He felt so unwell that he had to cancel their date.
did So __________________________ that he had to cancel their date.
24 Bob forgot his mother's birthday and his sister's too.
did Bob didn't remember his mother's birthday; __________________________ his sister's.
25 He was so anxious that he kept biting his nails.
his Such __________________________ he kept biting his nails.
26 Brown bread is healthier and tastier than white bread.
only Not __________________________ than white bread, but it's healthier too!
27 I didn't expect that they would throw a surprise party for my birthday.
expect Little __________________________ they would throw a surprise party for my birthday.
28 It isn't often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0°C.
fall Seldom __________________________ below 0°C in Spain.
29 If I were you, I'd accept the offer.
you Were __________________________ accept the offer.
30 This is the only way the Prime Minister can win the election.
this Only __________________________ the Prime Minister win the election.
Inversion with so/ such
1 As the exams were difficult, many students complained.
So _________________________________________________
2 His dream was so strange that his psychiatrist wrote about it in a medical journal.
So _________________________________________________
3 The explorers took such a long time to find the tomb that they had nearly run out of supplies.
Such _________________________________________________
4 Many people think she's English because she speaks the language so fluently.
So _________________________________________________
5 She is so ignorant that she has never heard of Shakespeare.
Such _________________________________________________
6 He was so surprised that he nearly fell off his chair.
Such _________________________________________________
7 The dancer moved so gracefully that he appeared to be skating.
So _________________________________________________