You also use as with adjectives to make comparisons: Nothing seems as frightening the second time you do it Emphasis Inversion Use the word order you use for questions to give emphasis: Thave never heard such a frightening noise. Never have I heard such a frightening noise. You can use inversion: 1 after certain ‘negative’ adverbials: never hardly scarcely rarely litte not for one minute not since not until never before Hardly had he sat down when he started to talk. Scarcely had she got home when the phone rang. Little did they expect so many supporters to write to them. 2 after expressions with only or no: only when, not only the only inno way fon no account under no circumstances at no time no sooner The only way to get anywhere quickly is to fly. Although the trip wasn’t very pleasant, at no time did 1 feel in any danger. You can use inversion to replace if in conditional sentences that include should, were or had: If you should need any help with your bags, please let the receptionist know. Should you need If you were to stop messing around with your mobile phone, you might learn a bit more. Were you to stop Ifyou hadn’t tried to do three things at once, this would never have happened. Had you not tried Grammar Reference Emphatic structures with it and what You can use it is... / it was particular part of a sentence: ‘There were five members of the climbing team, but it was Bill who reached the summit frst. It was very disappointing that I didn’t reach the top. Use what és ... / what was or object of a sentence: What they saw when they reached the summit was a French flag fluttering in the wind. ‘There are various other expressions that can be added to the start of a sentence for emphasis: The reason I'm here today is to tell you about art. The thing I like most about Harry is his generosity. All he could talk about was his work. , ete, to emphasise a to emphasise the subject -ing forms as subject of a sentence You can use an -ing form as the subject of a sentence to give emphasis: ‘Arguing with traffic wardens is a waste of time. Phrasal verbs Adverbial phrasal verbs ‘Adverbial phrasal verbs are made from a verb + an adverb. Some phrasal verbs are intransitive (they have no object): The witness broke down when he was asked about her husband. He packed his rucksack and set off ‘Transitive phrasal verbs (those with objects) are ‘separable’. Ii the object is a noun, it can go: 1 between the verb and the particle: The police broke the demonstration up. Can you set your ideas down in writing? 2 or after the particle: ‘The police broke up the demonstration. Can you set down your ideas in writing? But if the object is a pronoun, you must put it between the verb and the parti ‘The police broke tt up. If you have any suggestions, please set them down in writing. Te a aR 2)ammar phasis cr ptsz se an appropriate word to complete the inversions tach, ‘No sooner ........ the firemen extinguished one forest fire than another started. Never before been so petrified as when I id a parachute jump. I suspect that only much later from now ... wwe find out the cause of the explosion. Little ........ we know at the moment where the ability to clone humans might lead. Under no circumstances .....-.. Passengers permitted to smoke on the flight. Al no time ......... you leave your luggage unattended at airports. Rarely ......... anyone have witnessed such an amazing sight as the view from space. Not until they were sure that everyone was safe the soldiers leave the building. Zorrect the errors with word order in a-h. You nay need to change more than one aspect of the entence. Scarcely the band had announced their world tour when they were forced to cancel it. > The planet not only is becoming polluted but it is getting warmer too. + Inno way Be Lory diver was to blame forthe crash. 4. No sooner the prince arrived in the ski resort than he was besieged by reporters. Little Shakespeare's contemporaries can have guessed how enduring his plays would prove to be. 7 Nowhere in the world they serve such delicious food as in Italy! Not until a few years ago anyone knew about the existence of the buried treasure. 1h Botanists only by chance discovered the rare plant growing under a rock. 3 Revite the information in a-h using the emphasising structures from 1 and 2. @ We drove off to the coast and got a puncture almost immediately. b [couldn't find a pencil anywhere in the house. © When she went to work that day she didn’t know what lay in store. It was pure luck that we were passing by as the boy fell down the cliff. The mistake wasn’t your fault at all. This flat is damp and draughty as well, W's only recently that we found out his true identity. ‘They'd only just got to the summit when a thick fog descended, = ae 4 ‘Talk about things currently in the news, using ag for emphasis. a It’s real shame b It came as something of a shock © It wasn't much of a surprise ... 4 It will be interesting to see e It isn’t the first time... f It angered a lot of people .. It was embarrassing 5 Join the pairs of sentences in a-h starting with the information shown. Erample love visiting foreign countries. I particularly like trying out exotic food. What I particularly like about visiting foreign countries is trying out exotic food. aT know you went to the disco last night. I'm curious to know who you went with. What I'm curious to know is b Tdon’t like gardening in general. The job 1 hate ‘most is mowing the lawn. Mowing the lawn © I think John and Clare are too young to get married. I've suggested that they wait for another year. What 4 Of course a cruise would be wonderful. I'm just Worried about how much it would cost. All. © You told me English was a useful language. You didn’t tell me the grammar would be s0 hard. The thing