REPHRASING 2

GRAM
Key INVERTED STRUCTURES
1. He entered as soon as she had left.
No sooner___had she left than he entered
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2. As soon as we reached the hotel it stopped raining.
No sooner _did we reach the hotel than it stopped raining.
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3. He never caught any fish.
Never__________did he catch any fish
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4. He went out of the room only when the bell rang.
Only when_the bell rang did he go out of the room.
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5. The captain will give a signal, then the troops will fire.
Not until the captain_will give /gives a signal will the troops fire
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6. I've never seen such an ugly place.
Never__have I seen such an ugly place
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7. I immediately rushed to see them after Mary had phoned me the news.
No sooner____had Mary phoned me the news than I immediately rushed to see them.
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8. She called them from the street, so they opened the window.
No sooner __did she call them from the street than they opened the window.
9. When he heard the bell, he immediately left the room.
No sooner__did he hear the bell than he immediately left the room.
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10. Just as he walked into the room, someone hit him on the back of his head.
No sooner______did he walk into the room than someone hit him on the back of his head
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11. I had just left the room when I heard the phone ring.
No sooner___had I just left the room than I heard the phone ring
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12. As soon as he received the telegram, he packed a case.
No sooner__did he receive the telegram than he packed his case.
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13. As soon as he went to sleep he started to snore.
No sooner___did he go to sleep than he started to snore
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14. She had never eaten such hot food.
Never___had she eaten such hot food
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15. As soon as he had spoken, the doctor opened.
Hardly_had he spoken when the doctor opened
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 C. NARDOT REPHRASING 2: INVERTED STRUCTURES

16. He had just gone out when the phone rang.

Hardly_had just gone out when the phone rang.
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17. Someone called him from the office just after he had left.
No sooner______had he left than someone called him from the office.
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18. It was the first time I had met such an attractive man.
Never before___had I met such an attractive man.
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19. As soon as he left, they all started shouting.
No sooner_did he leave than they all started shouting.
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20. As soon as Susan got home, the phone rang.
No sooner____did Susan get home than the phone rang
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21. Pary heard the motorcycles and started to shake at once.
No sooner__did Pary hear the m. than he started to shake at once.
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22. As soon as Alice had arrived, her mother helped herself to a glass of whisky.
Hardly____had Alice arrived than her mother helped herself to a glass of whisky
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23. When he heard the hooters (klaxons), he knew he was in town.

No sooner__did he hear the hooters than he knew he was in town
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24. Kath switched on the radio immediately after putting down the receiver.
Hardly___did she put down the receiver than she switched on the
radio._________________________________________________________________________
25. He was shot just as he came out of the hotel.
No sooner ____did he come out of the hotel than he was shot.
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