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Inversion With Only PhrasesSet 1

1Do you know what .....?

2Only Tom knows the answer. Which statement is correct?

3Identify the inverted structure in this sentence

4We arrived at the cinema Then we realized our tickets were still at home.

5I posted the postcard. Then I remembered I hadn't put a stamp on it.

6Only on very rare occasions ..... an appearance before midday.

7Which sentence uses marked word order for emphasis?

8She will contact you if there is any news about the case.

9Which of the following sentences uses inversion correctly for emphasis?

10Only then ..... that she still loved him

11Only after years of struggle ..... he achieve success.

12Choose the best answer to complete the sentence: ..... the stress she was under.

13Only by working so hard ..... such global success!

14INVERSIONS ..... would we understand what had happened that night.

15The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film.A. In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the whole film.B. Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the whole film.C. Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the whole film.D. Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the whole film.

16Choose the best option to complete the sentenceOnly because she had to support her family, ..... to leave school.

17Only when you left I did sleep.

18Only for a short period of time .....

19Only after the meeting ..... that the project would be delayed.

20Identify the sentence with inverted syntax:'Only after the rain stopped did we go outside.'

21Only by working together ..... we solve this problem.

22Only by booking in advance ..... stay in the room you like

23Complete the sentence:'Only after the rain stopped ..... their journey.'

24They only realized the painting had been hung upside down when someone complained at reception. (Only when)

25You see the pain on the children's face. You will understand the tragedy.

26Which sentence uses inversion for emphasis? 'Only then did he understand.' or 'He understood only then.'

27If ..... I had stayed in bed, this wouldn't have happened.

28A: Only after I thought about our conversation I realized you were right. B: Only after I thought about our conversation did I realize you were right.

29My roommates both went downtown for the day after we finished cleaning the apartment ..... was I finally able to sit down and read my book in peace.

30If ..... so chilly. Everyone might have stayed at thepicnic longer.

31I didn't recognize my uncle. I did after he raised his voice only.A. Not until I recognized my uncle did he raise his voice.B. My uncle raised his voice as soon as I recognized him.C. Only after my uncle raised his voice did I recognize him.D. No sooner had I recognized my uncle than he raised his voice.

32Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Only by calling them every hour of the day ..... to get what I wanted.

33I got to know Peter only after meeting him several times.

34She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.

35Only at weekend ..... my kids to Water Park.

36Only if we leave now ..... in time to catch the train.

37What is the structure of an inversion with 'only'?

38If ..... I ..... trip insurance.

39Only by working hard ..... achieve your goals.

40Questions:Restate the questions using inversion.Est-ce que vous parlez espagnol?

41It is ..... that you can leave the exam room.

42Only if you promise to study hard, ..... to help you

43What is inversion in the context of translating Ukrainian sentences with large subject groups into English?

44Now, our cat is home again, and we can't believe how many .....

45Only after I had seen the show ..... why he was so famous.

46Only after the meeting ended ..... that he had forgotten the documents.

47Thanks to Laura's report, I was able to finish the project. A. If there isn't Laura's report, I wouldn't finish the project. B. Had it not been for Laura's report, I wouldn't have been able to finish the project. C. If Laura didn't help me, I wouldn't finish the project. D. I wouldn't have finished the project if Laura didn't help me

48We only remembered her name after she had left.

49Only after the artist's death ..... the true value of his work become recognized.

50Choose the INCORRECT ONE(I start saving money regularly / my goals / become a reality)

51Identify the sentence that correctly uses inversion for emphasis.

52Only in my hometown .....

53Only when .....

54Only by working hard ..... his goal.

55Only later ..... how much damage had been caused

56Only in extremely dangerous situations ..... stopped (invert the subject and verb with negatives)

57She will love him only when she understands him.

58She discovered a whole new world when she went to Patagonia.

59Only if it rains continuously for three hours ..... the baseball game.

60We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.= .....

61..... when it started snowing did we decide to turn back.