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    The document provides examples and exercises on using inversions in English grammar. It includes 10 examples of rewriting sentences using inverted word order, such as "Never had I met such well-behaved children before." It also gives 10 normal sentences and asks the reader to change them to ones using inversion, such as "Hardly had we arrived when Julie burst into the house." The purpose is to practice identifying and constructing English sentences that invert the typical subject-verb word order for emphasis.

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    The document provides examples and exercises on using inversions in English grammar. It includes 10 examples of rewriting sentences using inverted word order, such as "Never had I met such well-behaved children before." It also gives 10 normal sentences and asks the reader to change them to ones using inversion, such as "Hardly had we arrived when Julie burst into the house." The purpose is to practice identifying and constructing English sentences that invert the typical subject-verb word order for emphasis.

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    ADVANCED GRAMMAR

    INVERSIONS

    https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/inversion.html

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/advanced-grammar-guide

    Activity 1

    Write the inversions using the words in brackets:

    a) (Never/I/meet) ______________________________ such well-behaved children


    before. They are as good as gold.
    b) (No sooner/my father/sit down) ______________________________ to dinner than
    there was a knock on the door.
    c) (Little/he/know) ______________________________ that his culinary skills are quite
    substandard.
    d) (At no time/ I/ mean) ______________________________ to hurt your feelings. It was
    all a big misunderstanding.
    e) (Seldom/we/ have) ______________________________ friends over for a drink. We
    prefer to meet them at pubs or restaurants.
    f) (Not only/he/make) ______________________________ a mean cheesecake, but he
    also prepares homemade jam.
    g) Only when the situation gets out of hand ______________________________ (the
    government/ begin) to act.
    h) Not until June ______________________________ (you/can /get) all the swimming
    gear out of the drawers.
    i) (Only once/ I/climb) ______________________________ such a high mountain
    before.
    j) Her eyes were very red. (only later/I/find out) ______________________________
    that her fiancé had broken up with her.

    Activity 2

    Change the normal sentence into one with inversion. For example: "We had hardly arrived
    when Julie burst into the house" becomes "Hardly had we arrived when Julie burst into the
    house".

    1) John had never been to such a fantastic restaurant.

    [.]
    2) I in no way want to be associated with this project.

    [.]

    3) They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table.

    [.]

    4) I had scarcely finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam.

    [.]

    5) I seldom leave my house so early.

    [.]

    6) People rarely appreciate this musician's talent.

    [.]

    7) We would understand what had happened that night only later.

    [.]

    8) They had met such rude people nowhere before.

    [.]

    9) He understood little about the situation.

    [.]

    10) The children should on no account go on their own.

    [.]

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