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Mastering Inversion in Advanced Grammar

The document is a review session on advanced grammar usage, specifically focusing on special word order and inversion. It includes tasks to identify whether sentences display inversion, normal word order, or are incorrect, as well as exercises to rewrite inverted sentences in a standard format. The document serves as a practice tool for understanding and applying inversion in English grammar.

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Mastering Inversion in Advanced Grammar

The document is a review session on advanced grammar usage, specifically focusing on special word order and inversion. It includes tasks to identify whether sentences display inversion, normal word order, or are incorrect, as well as exercises to rewrite inverted sentences in a standard format. The document serves as a practice tool for understanding and applying inversion in English grammar.

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Advanced Grammar Usage

Review Session
Special word order: inversion

Complete the tasks below.

1. State whether the sentences below display inversion (I), show normal word order (N) or are
wrong (W).

a. Seldom had she felt such terror.

b. Hardly had I arrived when the problems began.

c. I had no sooner unpacked than the telephone rang.

d. Not only they refuse to pay taxes; they also reject the authority of the state.

e. Little did they know what was about to happen.

f. At no time did she contact the police.

g. I did not try to influence him in any way.

h. Under no circumstances I will apologise.

i. Never again would he believe a politician’s promises.

j. Sometimes had I felt so frightened before.

2. Rewrite the sentences so that they are no longer inverted.

e.g. Under no circumstances would I ask her for help.

I would not ask her for help under any circumstances

a. Not until July was he able to start walking again.

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b. Hardly had I got into the house when the kids started asking for dinner.

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c. Never has the world faced a crisis of this magnitude.

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d. Only later did I find out where they had gone.

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e. Not only did we lose our money; we also wasted our time.

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