KIEUVAN/0983315694/FLSS-ULIS-VNU/GRA&VOC

INVERSION (1)

1. I have never heard such nonsense!

Never ..............................................................................................................................................
have I ever heard such nonsense
2. The economic situation has rarely been worse.
Rarely .............................................................................................................................................
has the economic situation been worse
3. I had no sooner gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell.
No sooner ......................................................................................................................................
had I gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell
4. The embassy staff little realised that Ted was a secret agent.
Little ...............................................................................................................................................
did the embassy
5. After I had turned off the lights, there was immediately a knock at the door.
Hardly .............................................................................................................................................
6. I don’t really know that he is a compulsive liar.
Little.................................................................................................................................................
7. On reaching the door, I then realized it was locked.
No sooner .......................................................................................................................................
8. If we accepted the proposal, the others might feel slighted.
Were ...............................................................................................................................................
9. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had .................................................................................................................................................
10. Immediately after his arrival, it started raining.
Hardly .............................................................................................................................................
11. She had never experienced that extreme emotion in her life.
Never ..............................................................................................................................................
12. It’s not very often that a movie makes you so warm and so uneasy at the same time.
Seldom ..........................................................................................................................................
13. The soap opera was so exciting that I forgot to do my homework.
Such ...............................................................................................................................................
14. She adored John Howard so much that she would not give him up.
So ...................................................................................................................................................
15. I have seldom heard such beautiful singing.
Seldom ..........................................................................................................................................
16. We had no sooner left the house than it exploded.
No sooner .......................................................................................................................................
17. Whenever you need a hand, I will be more than happy to help you.
Should ............................................................................................................................................
18. If Rex were a little more hardworking, he would not fail the exam.
Were ...............................................................................................................................................
19. If Mr. Chan had been kinder to his employees, his business wouldn’t have collapsed.
Had .................................................................................................................................................
20. You rarely see this variety of butterfly any more.
Rarely .............................................................................................................................................
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INVERSION (2)
1. Tony was not only late, but he had also left all his books behind.
was Tony late, but he had also...
Not only ..............................................................................................................................................
2. I realised only then that I had left my purse at home.
Only then .............................................................................................................................................
did I realize that I had left my purse at home
3. The manager not once offered us an apology.
Not once .............................................................................................................................................
has the manager offered us an apology
4. You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances ......................................................................................................................
should you send any money to us
5. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
on stage did I understand it
Only after seeing Hamlet .....................................................................................................................
6. He never suspected that she was a witch.
At no time ............................................................................................................................................
did he ever suspect that she was a witch
7. She didn’t say any single word to us.
Not .......................................................................................................................................................
a word did she say to us
8. People will only become aware of the problem if you increase the publicity.
Only if ..................................................................................................................................................
you increase the publicity will people become aware of the problem
9. You shouldn’t sign the document on any account.
no account should you sign the document
On ........................................................................................................................................................
10. I won’t have a holiday until June.
Not until ...............................................................................................................................................
June will I have a holiday
11. Susan hadn’t seen a more beautifully decorated room anywhere else.
Nowhere ..............................................................................................................................................
had she seen a more beautifully decorate room than this
12. I only realized that I’d seen the film before when it just started.
it just started did I realize that I'd seen the film
Only after ............................................................................................................................................
13. You are not to be absent from your seminars under any circumstances.
no circumstances must you be absent from your seminars
Under ..................................................................................................................................................
14. The matter could not be explained in any other way.
no way could the matter be explained
In .......................................................................................................................................................
15. I saw only then the danger we were in.
then did I see the danger we were in
Only .....................................................................................................................................................
16. He didn’t realize that he had lost the key till he got home.
Not till ..................................................................................................................................................
17. They not only robbed you, they smashed everything.
Not only ...............................................................................................................................................
18. I could not help you with your Japanese grammar in any way.
In no way .............................................................................................................................................
19. You shouldn’t reply to this letter in any circumstances.
In no circumstances ............................................................................................................................
20. Please never ever interrupt me when I’m in a meeting.
On no account ………………………………………………….…………………………………………….
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