INVERSION
A) Circle
1. Not since (he went / went he) to Florence (he had visited / had he visited) such a fascinating city.
2. Under no circumstances (you should/should you) go out in weather like this.
3. Never (I had witnessed / had I witnessed) such a moving scene.
4. Only if (he earns/ he does earn) more money (he will afford/will he afford) a better car.
5. Little (they knew/did they know) what consequences their actions would have.
6. Not once (she mentioned/did she mention) to me that her mother was ill.
7. Only after hearing her son’s explanation (she decided/did she decide) to forgive him.
8. Not until (you receive/receive you) permission (you can/can you) build on this piece of land.
9. Seldom (I have met/have I met) such an unpleasant situation.
10. Not only (the performance started/did the performance start) late but (the audience was / was the audience) also very noisy.
B) Rewrite
1. I had only just arrived when the rain started.
No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. We did not get confirmation of our order until Wednesday.
Not until ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We missed the plane and lost our passports too.
Not only ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. They had never seen such a wonderful place.
Never ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. He hardly ever left the house.
Hardly …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I have rarely seen such bad weather in spring.
Rarely ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He arrived late and he didn’t apologise.
Not only ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I’ve never seen such a boring film.
9. The steak was overcooked and cold.
10. You are not, on any account, to try this experiment at home.
On no………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. You hardly ever see such big shells on northern seashores.
Very rarely ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. They rarely throw parties.
13. I have never seen such rude behaviour!
14. They had never drunk French champagne before.
15. I haven’t ever seen such a big crowd.
16. That was when I understood how sensible she was.
Only then ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. Barbara, you must not borrow money from them again.
Barbara, under…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. We had just arrived when our flight was announced.
No ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. You can’t become a lawyer until you have passed some exams.
Not until ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. They only told the truth when we threatened them.
Only when …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
21. I was much older when I was allowed to drive the car.
22. I had left the room and the phone rang.
Hardly …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. You shouldn’t put off going to the doctor.
Under no ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. The dog ran in as soon as I opened the door.
Scarcely ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. The plane had no sooner taken off than the pilot announced they had to return to the airport.
No sooner………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
26. They started arguing as soon as they came in.
No sooner………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
27. The election had never been so close before.
Never ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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