REPHRASING 2

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INVERTED STRUCTURES

AM
1. He entered as soon as she had left.
No sooner______________________________________________________________
2. As soon as we reached the hotel it stopped raining.
No sooner ______________________________________________________
3. He never caught any fish.
Never______________________________________________________________
4. He went out of the room only when the bell rang.
Only when___________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t remember her name until my mom introduced her with my family.
Not until ________________________________________________________________
6. I've never seen such an ugly place.
Never_______________________________________________________________
7. I immediately rushed to see them after Mary had phoned me the news.
No sooner____________________________________________________________
8. She called them from the street, so they opened the window.
No sooner ___________________________________________________ they opened the
window.
9. When he heard the bell, he immediately left the room.
No sooner_____________________________________________________________
10. Just as he walked into the room, someone hit him on the back of his head.
No sooner____________________________________________________________
11. I had just left the room when I heard the phone ring.
No sooner___________________________________________________________
12. As soon as he received the telegram, he packed a case.
No sooner___________________________________________________________
13. As soon as he went to sleep he started to snore.
No sooner____________________________________________________________
14. She had never eaten such hot food.
Never__________________________________________________________
15. As soon as he had spoken, the doctor opened.
Hardly_____________________________________________________________
16. He had just gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly_____________________________________________________________
17. Someone called him from the office just after he had left.
No sooner________________________________________________________________
18. It was the first time I had met such an attractive man.
Never before____________________________________________________________
19. As soon as he left, they all started shouting.
No sooner______________________________________________________________
20. As soon as Susan got home, the phone rang.
No sooner______________________________________________________________
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21. Pary heard the motorcycles and started to shake at once.

No sooner______________________________________________________________
22. As soon as Alice had arrived, her mother helped herself to a glass of whisky.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________

23. When he heard the hooters (klaxons), he knew he was in town.

No sooner_______________________________________________________________
24. Kath switched on the radio immediately after putting down the receiver.
Hardly_________________________________________________________________
25. He was shot just as he came out of the hotel.
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
26. I had no sooner gone to bed when someone rang my doorbell.
No sooner ____________________________________________________________

27. I have seldom stayed in a worse hotel.

Seldom _______________________________________________________________

28. I have never heard such nonsense.

Never ________________________________________________________________

29. I realized only then that I had lost my keys.

Only then _____________________________________________________________

30. The economic situation has rarely been worse.

Rarely _______________________________________________________________

31. The manager not once offered us an apology.

Not once _____________________________________________________________

32. You should not send money to us under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances _________________________________________________

33. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.

Only after _____________________________________________________________

34. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.

Little ________________________________________________________________

35. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting.

Not until ______________________________________________________________

36. The facts were not all made public until later.
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Only _________________________________________________________________

37. The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff.

So ______________________________________________________________

38. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.

Not only ______________________________________________________

39. The police didn't at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.

Little _________________________________________________________

40. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.

In no way_____________________________________________________.

41. The snowfall was so heavy that all trains had to be cancelled.

So heavy_______________________________________________________

42. Photographs are not permitted under any circumstances.

Under ________________________________________________________

43. We’ve never faced such a serious problem as this.

Never _________________________________________________________

44. I only realised it was Helen when she removed her hat.

Only __________________________________________________________

45. The audience didn’t laugh at any point during the show.

At __________________________________________________________

46. As soon as Tom had finished the e-mail, he sent it.

No ____________________________________________________________

47. It wasn’t clear who was going to win the match until the last few minutes.

Not ___________________________________________________________

48. Mike passed his driving test and had an accident almost immediately afterwards.

Hardly _________________________________________________________

49. I didn’t learn the result of the match until I read the evening paper.

Only __________________________________________________________
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50. The president will not resign under any circumstances.

Under ___________________________________________________________

51. The accused showed no motion at any time during the trial.

At ______________________________________________________________

52. Lisa qualified and then immediately found a really good job. (than)

No _____________________________________________________________

53. Women don’t often get promoted in some industries. (do)

Rarely _______________________________________________________

54. I never realised that Tony was the head of Fizzyco. (realise)

Little _________________________________________________________

55. I didn’t know about the meeting until Tracy rang. (did)

Not until ________________________________________________________

56. Customers of the bank are never allowed into the basement area. (circumstances)

Under _________________________________________________________

57. I didn’t think of a good answer to the interviewer’s question until later. (did)

Only _____________________________________________________

58. It was such a boring job that no one wanted to do it. (was)

Such _________________________________________________________

59. The only reason I was late this morning was that the traffic was heavy.

Had it not _______________________________________________________

60. Thanks to her mother’s encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.

Had it ____________________________________________________________

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