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Inversion (A Smaller Ver.)
Inversion (A Smaller Ver.)
Ví dụ: Not til he told me did I realize that I forgot my document at the coffee shop.
1. It was not until I told him did he call me.
⇒ Only when ………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It was not until my teacher graded my paper poorly that I realized that there was a mistake.
⇒ Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………….
3.The football match didn’t start until the lights were on.
⇒ Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. She didn’t become a teacher until 1990.
⇒ Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. He didn’t know how to swim until he was 15.
⇒ Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………….
PRACTICE
1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
=> Not only………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner ………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
=> Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
=> Not until ………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
=> Only………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
=> Never ………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. His brother had rarely been more excited.
=> Rarely………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The facts were not all made public until later.
=> Only………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
=> Had………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
=> Not only ………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
=> Little ………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
=> Should………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
=> In ………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
=> Were………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
=> No sooner ………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
=> Such………………………………………………………………………………………….