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Negative Adverbial InversionSet 9

1Choose the best answer: Never before ..... such a clear explanation.

2By no means ..... an expert.

3I believe nothing serious happened, .....?

4Nothing about me is true, .....?

5The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began. (Never before) .....

6Somebody has tried to break into the bank, .....?

7Were that nature reserve not to be well-known for conserving rare bird races, oversea tourists wouldn't come there for bird-watching

8Create a sentence using negative inversion with the phrase 'never before.'

9Everyone seems happy with their lives, .....?

10..... seen such an impressive performance before.

11Nothing frightens you, .....?

12Correct the negative inversion in the following sentence:'Not until the end of the movie did he realize the truth.'

13(Into their homes ran the children.)

14During a hot summer day, Zoe decided to treat herself to some ice cream. Create a sentence with inversion that emphasizes a negative condition regarding her feelings about ice cream.

15Which of the following sentences uses inverted syntax? 'Seldom have I seen such beauty.'

16You should not enter this room under any circumstances.

17Which of the following is an inverted sentence?

18"Mr. Albert hasn't decided where to go his vacation."" ..... "

19Under no circumstances ..... the jacket without the receipt.

20I'm a super-man, .....?

21Is this sentence correct?:Never will I ever take up smoking.

22Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD: If his friends hadn't been late, they wouldn't have missed the train. Had .....

23Change the normal sentence into an inverted word order sentence."The Mothman" flew out the window at the speed of light.

24Never again ..... political office after his 1986 defeat for the governorship of Arizona.

25Choose the best answer: Rarely ..... such an interesting grammar discussion.

26Which sentence correctly uses inversion after the negative adverbial "Seldom"?

27Down the street ran a stray cat.

28I would have crashed the car .....

29Directions: These questions are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence42.Not until the middle of the nineteenth century ..... a major industrial power.

30Not until the results were published ..... how well she had done.

31In the sentence 'Were it not for your help, I would have failed', what is the subject-verb inversion?

32"He 'd taken his vaccinations already, ..... he?" asked Pete.

33There is proof that the Sailing Stones are real, .....

34Very ..... see that type of heroism again.

35I'd never cheat, .....?

36I am registered, .....?

37The weather has been really hot lately, .....

38Someone wants a drink, .....?

39Not until ..... will we consider you for the basketball team.

40I don't expect we'll have any more trouble from him, .....?

41Nobody came, .....?

42A: ..... unhappy as a child? B: No. She was very happy.

43I didn't enjoy that at all.

44What type of sentence structure is this: Bright he is not.

45Rachel did not know that her life was about to change.

46Correct the negative inversion in the following sentence:'Only when the sun sets does the true beauty of the landscape reveal itself.'

47No one knows why he resigned, .....?

48Everyone can hear my speech clearly, .....?

49Inversion ..... you see such a gifted performer

50Complete the sentence with correct inversion: " ..... for the bad weather, the event would have been successful."

51Why on earth ..... have done such a thing?

52Little did he know that he was the next target.

53Will ..... to the party tonight?

54Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Seldom ..... seen such a mess.

55I seldom leave my house so early .....

56Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Never had John been to such a fantastic restaurant.

57"Never in my life ..... seen such a beautiful peacock!" exclaimed my mother as she admired it.

58I was once trapped on a desert island ..... so useful.

59They were explaining the meeting etiquette, .....?

60Nowhere ..... such breathtaking scenery as in this remote village.

61Under no circumstances ..... out tonight.