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Inversion With Only PhrasesSet 3

1'I've still got a headache. The pills you gave me aren't working.' ..... '? They always work for me.'

2You can understand this matter only when you grow up.

3Choose the correct word.A:And what company .....?B: I'm from Adidas.

4Only when every possible treatment had been tried ..... decide for an operation.

5Only after years of sharing a flat .....

6Only for a short period of time ..... run at top speed.

7Only after he explained it to me ..... it.

8Only after the contract was signed ..... its hidden liabilities.

9Only after I explained it to him ..... the problem.

10Only when you leave home ..... how expensive everything is.

11The train began to move. Only then ..... relax.

12My brother became a university student. He knew how to live independently.

13We would understand what had happened that night only.

14Only when the results were published ..... the significance.

15Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.4. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.

16The old man was once a millionaire who was tricked by his friend into bankruptcy.

17Her eyes were very red.Only later ..... that her fiance had broken up with her.

18Match the sentence beginning: "Only when it started raining ..... " with the correct ending.

19Which sentence below does not show Inverted Order?

20Only on rare occasions ..... to the theater.

21Only after they send you an application .....

22Only when someone complained at reception ..... the painting had been hung upside down.

23She thought about what had happened only later.

24Only by ..... in the whole lesson can you understand what inversion is.

25In poetry is an intentional digression from ordinary word order which is used to maintain regular meters. For example, rather than saying "the rain came" a poem may say "came the rain" . Meters can be formed by the insertion or absence of a pause.

26..... that we stopped for a rest.

27I only realised it was Vanessa when she removed her hat.

28Only by working overtime ..... to complete the project before the deadline.

29Only after food has been dried and canned .....

30..... after months of planning were they ready for the conference.

31Only if we are able to reinvent ourselves ..... to succeed in business and life.

32Which word requires inversion of order in the SECOND PART of the sentence.

33Only if the weather is clear ..... to launch.

34You want to say that you fed the dog, and no one else did. Which sentence correctly shows this meaning?

35Only when the sun sets ..... the nocturnal animals appear.

36My friend had warned me that his flat was very small. Small ..... -in fact it was tiny!

37She bought the car after he had explained its benefits.

38Complete the sentence: "Only then ..... the importance of the discovery."

39Only then ..... the students understand the importance of honesty.

40If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately. => Only by ......

41This is not an ideal place to live. Storms frequently hit it.

42Only after a rigorous security check, ..... allowed to ener the building

43Let's practice inverting a sentence for emphasis. If your original idea is 'I understood the plan only after she explained it, ' which option correctly rewrites it using inversion?

44Only after finishing his homework ..... allowed to play video games.

45Only by practicing every day ..... to play the piano.

46Only after several months ..... to see the symptoms of the disease.

47Which sentence emphasizes the rheme?

48They only found a cure after testing many plants. Only ..... they find a cure.

49What is an example of inversion with 'little'?

50Only when the police interrogated him ..... his crime

51Complete the sentence:Only after the storm ..... we realize the damage it caused.

52Make the inversion: He was only relaxed when he was safe inside the hut.

53Only after the webinar ..... how important attendance was.

54I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

55What's the correct inversion for this sentence?She really thought about the situation later.

56Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order. Only later would we understand what had happened that night.

57Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Only if we are able to reinvent ourselves ..... to succeed in business and life.

58Which of the following is a correct example of inversion with "under no circumstances"?

59Only by working extra time ..... able to support his large family.

60Only because she had to support her family ..... to leave school.

61I didn't learn the result of the match until I read the evening paper.