Queen International School - National Division

Term # II March # Grammar --- --/--/ 2023

Student’s Name: __________________________________________ Subject: English (A.L.)

Grammar: The Inversion Prep 3

I-Conditional 'If':
1-Use 'Should', 'Were', 'Had' to replace 'If':
- If he comes early, he will help his sister.
. Should you come early, he will help his sister.
- If I were you, I'd study harder.
. Were I you, I'd study harder.
- If Amro paid more attention, he would understand the lesson.
. Were it for Amro to pay more attention, he would understand the lesson.
- If Hanna had had much money, she would have bought a new mobile.
. Had Hanna had much money, she would have bought a new mobile.
II-A) No sooner + had + S. + P.P. --- than + Past S. T. :
N.B.: Change the first action into past perfect, then invert had with the subject:
- I opened the gate. Then, the dog escaped.
. No sooner had I opened the gate than the dog escaped.
B) Hardly/Scarcely + had + S + P.P. --- when + Past S. T.:
- I got into the library. Then, the alarm went off.
. Hardly/ Scarcely had I got into the library when the alarm went off.
III- Not only/Never/Seldom/Rarely/Only after/Not once/Nowhere/Not since + (Split Verbs):
- I don’t visit my grandparents very often.
. Rarely do I visit my grandparents.
- He seldom goes to the museum.
. Seldom does he go to the museum.
- He never eats junk food.
. Never does he eat junk food.
- He hasn’t bought me flowers even once.
. Not once has he bought me flowers.

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- He cleans the house. He trims the trees.
. Not only does he clean the house but he also trims the trees.
. Not only does he clean the house but he trims the trees as well.
- I haven’t seen Nada since January.
. Not since January have I seen Nada.
IV-A) So + Adj./Adv. + (Split Verbs):
- Aly is so energetic that all his classmates depend on him in their projects.
. So energetic is Aly that all his classmates depend on him in their projects.
- Ahmed ran so quickly that he won the race.
. So quickly did Ahmed run that he won the race.
B) Such + Noun/ Adj.+N. + (Split Verb):
- Reda was such a happy child that the other children envy him.
. Such a happy child was Reda that the other children envy him.

V- Starting with Adv. of Place:

- The girl sits in the armchair.
. In the armchair sits the girl.
- He sleeps on the sofa.
. On the sofa he sleeps.
- They walk around the house.
. Around the house they walk.
- The bus comes here.
. Here comes the bus.
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DIRECTIONS: Rewrite sentences using the word's' in brackets without
changing the meaning of each sentence:
1- You rarely saw women driving a tuk-tuk. (Rarely …)
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2- He won a prize. He found a treasure. (Not only …)

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3- He failed in the test because he didn’t study hard. (If … / Had …)

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4- Fady plays in the garden. (In the garden …)

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5- I ate pizza. I drank Pepsi. (Not only …)

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6- If necessary to visit me, call me in advance. (Should …)

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7- If you came a bit earlier, you'd understand the lesson. (Were …)

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8- If you had come yesterday, you'd have done these exercises. (Had …)
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9- You'd better study hard for the final exams. (Were …)

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10-She no sooner did her home assignment than she had a walk by the River Nile.
(No sooner …)
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11-I hardly spoke Spanish when I went to Europe. (Hardly …)

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12- Mahmoud went there yesterday. (There …)
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14- Lily came here last night. (Here …)

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15- They never chatter in class. (Never …)

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16- He hasn’t obeyed his parents even once. (Not once …)

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17- He hasn't been to Alexandria since September. (Not since …)

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18- He spoke so fast that nobody could understand. (So …)

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19- It was so cold that we stopped playing. (So …)

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20- It was such a cold day that we delayed our trip to a better time. (Such …)
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