Inversions Exercise

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Task 2
Ex 1: Viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ
1. She had never been so happy before.
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2. I have never heard such nonsense!
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3. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
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4. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
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5. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
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6. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
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7. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
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8. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
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9. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property.
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10. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
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11. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face.
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12. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.
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13. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice.
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Ex 2: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.


1. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
–> So………………………………………….
2. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
–> No sooner……………………………………………………..
3. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
–> Hardly……………………………………………………………..
4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
–> Only when……………………………………………………
5. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.
–> Nowhere…………………………………………..
6.–> The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
–> At no time…………………………………….
7. He forgot about the gun until he got home.
–> Not until………………………………
8. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
–> Only by…………………………………………………………

Ex 3 Complete the following sentences to make a more dramatic version


1. You mustn't press this red button under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances ........................................................................
2. She'd only just stubbed out one cigarette when she lit another.
Hardly.....................................................................................................
3. We didn't see a soul all day.
Not...........................................................................................................
4. As soon as I put the phone down, it rang again!
No sooner................................................................................................
5. He spoke so quietly that I didn't hear a thing he said.
So.............................................................................................................
6. They didn't win a game all season.
Not...........................................................................................................
7. Life is like that.
Such ........................................................................................................ .
8. She didn't realise who he was until she'd been speaking to him for ten minutes.
Only after ............................................................................................... .
9. Kate not only spilled wine on the carpet but she also broke six glasses.
Not only..................................................................................................
10. I'd never seen such a gigantic fish before!
Never ...................................................................................................... !

Ex 4: Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NEVER


1. She had never been so happy before.
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2. I have never heard such nonsense!
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3. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
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4. Our profits this year are higher than they have ever been.
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5. She would never again trust her own judgment when buying antiques.
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Ex 5: Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE


1. One rarely finds good service these days.
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2. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
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3. It is very unusual for a military campaign to have been fought with so little loss of life.
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4. It is unusual for the interior of the island to be visited by tourists.
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5. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
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6. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
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7. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
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8. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent
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9. She didn't realize what would happen to her next.
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10. I didn't think that one day I'd be appearing in films rather than just watching them.
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Ex 6. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY.


1. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.
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2. It wasn’t until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat.
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3. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
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4. They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating.
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5. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
……………………………………………………………………………………

Ex 7. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means
the same as the sentence printed above it.
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. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
" Under the table _________________________________________________
8. 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_______________________________________________ ____________

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