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Inversion and Fronting Exercises

The document provides a series of sentences that have been rewritten using inversion, a grammatical structure that emphasizes certain elements by changing the usual order of words. Each example demonstrates how to transform standard sentences into inverted forms for stylistic effect. The focus is on creating sentences that convey the same meaning while adhering to the rules of inversion.

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Inversion and Fronting Exercises

The document provides a series of sentences that have been rewritten using inversion, a grammatical structure that emphasizes certain elements by changing the usual order of words. Each example demonstrates how to transform standard sentences into inverted forms for stylistic effect. The focus is on creating sentences that convey the same meaning while adhering to the rules of inversion.

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FORM 6B INVERSION & FRONTING 4

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING INVERSION.

1. The gang didn't know that the police had them under surveillance.

Little did the gang know that the police had them under surveillance.

2. We won't consider you for the basketball team until you grow up.

Not until you grow up will we consider you for the basketball team.

3. Nobody has won so many matches for his team since 1994.

Not since 1994 has anyone won so many matches for his team.

4. You will not be allowed to enter the auditorium under any circumstances once the play has started.

Under no circumstances will you be allowed to enter the auditorium once the play has started.

5. He would never play in front of a live audience again.

Never again would he play in front of a live audience.

6. Amy had not enjoyed herself so much since she went to the circus as a child.

Not since she went to the circus as a child had Amy enjoyed herself so much.

7. I have never seen such a terrible performance of Hamlet before.

Never before have I seen such a terrible performance of Hamlet.

8. They only realized the painting had been hung upside down when someone complained at reception.

Only when someone complained at reception did they realize the painting had been hung upside down.

9. I had been in the room for a few minutes when I realized that everyone was staring at me.

Only after I had been in the room for a few minutes did I realize that everyone was staring at me.

10. He discovered that he had injured his knee when he tried to run.

Only when he tried to run did he discover that he had injured his knee.

11. The new park was hardly finished when vandals destroyed the flowerbeds.

Hardly had the new park been finished when vandals destroyed the flowerbeds.

12. You shouldn't sign a contract you haven't read thoroughly under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances should you sign a contract you haven’t read thoroughly.

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