CLAUSES – Part 3

(Inversion of subjects and verbs)

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Only when you grow up _______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
2. Rarely _______ located near city lights or at lower elevations.
A. observatories are B. are
C. in the observatories D. are observatories
3. Only for a short period of time _______ run at top speed.
A. cheetahs B. do cheetahs C. can D. that a cheetah can
4. Not until 1856 _______ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building bridge D. the first bridge building was
5. _______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. No longer has B. No sooner had C. Not until had D. Hardly had
6. Not until after midnight _______
A. the noise next door stopped B. that the noise next door stopped
C. did the noise next door stop D. had the noise next door stopped
7. “Did you get much studying done last night?” “Only for a few minutes _______when some
friends turned up. ”
A. was I studying B. had I been studying
C. I had studied D. I was studying
8. Hardly _______at the station _______
A. he had arrived - when the train left
B. had he arrived - when the train left
C. had he arrived - than the train left
D. he had arrived - then the train left
9. Nowhere in the northern part of the United States _______for growing citrus crops.
A. the climate is suitable B. where the climate is suitable
C. is the climate suitable D. is there suitability of the climate
10. Not until _______home _______that he had taken someone else’s bike.
A. did he get - he realized B. he got - did he realize
C. he got - he realized D. he got - he did realize
11. _______ our interference with the environment decreases will more species survive.
A. If B. When C. Even if D. Only when
12. _______does Peter go home before 11 p. m. because he doesn’t want to hear his mother
complain.
A. Always B. Often C. Never D. Frequently
13. _______a long and tense meeting did the committee members eventually sign the
agreement.
A. Rather than B. Unless C. As a result of D. Only after
14. Only when you become a parent _______what true responsibility is.
A. you will understand B. will you understand
C. you understand D. don’t you understand
15. _______had he finished his dinner when he realized he had forgotten his wallet.
A. No sooner B. Not until C. No longer D. Scarcely
16. Only if you do what you tell others _______as they are told.
A. they will not do B. they will do C. will they do D. won’t
they
17. _______Mary and John bought the house than they signed a contract to have it
refurnished.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had
18. In no circumstances _______on campus.
A. smoking should be allowed B. we should allow smoking
C. should smoking be allowed D. should allow smoking
19. Only by working hard _______your goal.
A. you can achieve B. will help you achieve
C. can you achieve D. you will achieve
20 _______has John left without saying goodbye to everyone in the house.
A. Never B. Only is C. Often D. Just
21. Only later _______how much damage had been caused.
A. I realized B. I had realized C. did I realize D. I would realize
22. _______that we all went for a picnic.
A. It was such a fine weather B. So fine the weather
C. Such a fine weather was it D. So fine was the weather
23. Only during the early twentieth century _______in the United States.
A. alcohol was prohibited then B. that alcohol was prohibited
C. when alcohol was prohibited D. was alcohol prohibited
24. _______have playing cards been used for card games but also for fortune telling.
A. Not as much B. Not only C. But also D. Never
25. Only when I _______my exams next month _______the book.
A. have finished - I read B. will finish - I will read
C. finished - did I read D. have finished - will I read
26. Not one _______his promises.
A. he is keeping B. has he kept C. did he keep D. he
keeps
27. _______that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such B. So angry was she
C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
28. _______down to dinner than the telephone rang again.
A. No sooner I sat B. No sooner had I sat
C. Not only I sat D. Not only had I sat
29. Not until the late 1960s _______on the moon.
A. that Americans walked B. did Americans walk
C. when did Americans walk D. when Americans walked
30. She listened so attentively that not a word _______
A. she had missed B. she missed
C. she didn’t miss D. did she miss
31. So little _______about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. I have known B. I knew C. do I know D. did I know
32. _______will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company.
A. Only with hard work B. Only if he works hardly
C. No matter how does he work hardly D. Not until his work hard
33. _______Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. Only after the plane had taken off
B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Not until the plane had taken off did
D. No sooner had the plane taken off than
34. _______was the tea that we couldn’t drink it.
A. No longer B. So strong C. Hardly ever D. How strong
35. _______we went swimming.
A. So hot was the day B. It was a hot day
C. Being a hot day D. Due to a hot day
36. Not for a moment _______the truth of the case.
A. he doubted B. was he doubting C. he did doubt D. did he doubt
37. Not until a monkey is several years old _______to exhibit signs of independence from its
mother.
A. beginning B. does it begin C. and begin D. it
begins
38. Not only _______much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. Sun is B. the Sun, which is C. is the Sun D. that the Sun
39 _______he _______hard last year, he would have lost the first prize.
A. Had - studied B. Hadn’t - studied
C. Didn’t - study D. If-has studied
40. Only if you pay cash _______
A. and you’ll get the car B. you’ll get the car
C. will you get the car D. you won’t get the car
41. He _______home than his friend _______
A. has no sooner left - came B. is going to leave - comes
C. will no sooner leave - comes D. had no sooner left - came
42. Not only _______air pollution but it also does harm to our health.
A. car exhaust causes B. car exhaust cause .
C. does car exhaust cause D. do car exhaust cause
43. Hardly _______the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. had he been appointed B. was he being appointed
C. did he appoint D. was he appointing

44. Under no circumstances _______to play with fireworks without parental supervision.
A. should a child be allowed B. a child be allowed
C. a child should be allowed D. a child shouldn’t be allowed
45. Nowhere _______ more skewed than in the auto industry.
A. that retail trade figures B. retail trade figures
C. are retail trade figures D. is retail trade figures
46. Under the tree _______of food.
A. was a basket full B. a basket was full
C. a basketful was D. was full a basket
47. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts _______, a popular summer
resort.
A. lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard
B. the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies there
C. does lie the island of Martha’s Vineyard
D. where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies
48. Up _______when it saw its master.
A. jumped the dog B. did the dog jump
C. the dog jump D. does the dog jump
49. On the battle field _______
A. lay-the tanks B. the tanks lay C. lied the tanks D. did the tanks lie
50. A little farther down the street _______
A. is the inn I used to stay at
B. there is an inn where i used to stay in
C. the inn is the place where I used to stay
D. is there an inn in which I used to stay