Name: __________________

Mark:

Date: _____/ _____ / ______

Teacher:

INVERSION OF THE SUBJECT

A - Look at the example, reword the following sentences as shown
bellow and make the necessary transformations.
Example: He never shouted at the children.
Never did he shout at the children.

1. I hardly knew where I was.

Hardly __________________________________________________
2. They didnt speak a word.
Not ____________________________________________________
3. They seldom danced together last night.
Seldom __________________________________________________
4. I never believed they would come.
Never ___________________________________________________
5. He hardly turns to say goodbye.
Hardly __________________________________________________
6. I little remember what they said.
Little ___________________________________________________
7. He seldom comes to see me on Saturdays.
Seldom _________________________________________________
8. I have never seen a better one.
Never __________________________________________________
9. They had come when the telephone rang.
Only when ______________________________________________
10.
Ill seldom find enough time for reading.
Seldom _________________________________________________
11.
I didnt hear a cry outside.
Not ____________________________________________________
12.
The smoke was so dense that they fainted.
So _____________________________________________________
13.
He mentioned it to me only yesterday.
Only ____________________________________________________
14.
If you should be late again, please contact me.
Should __________________________________________________
15.
I only heard the dreadful news today.
Only ____________________________________________________

Answer key
1. ...did I know...
2. ... did they speak....
3. ... did they come...
4. ...did I believe...
5. ... does he turn ...
6. .... do I remember...
7. ...does he come...
8. ... have I seen...
9. ...the telephone rang have they come.
10.
... shall I find...
11.
...did I hear...
12.
... dense was the smoke...
13.
... yesterday did he mention...
14.
...you be late, please...
15.
...today did I hear...