Word Order and Inversion

Word order
In English word order depends on the sentence complexity, yet the traditional basic word

order is:

SVO -- Subject + Verb + Object.

Sentence type:

Simple Sentence

Pattern: Subject + Verb + (Object/ Others) = SV(O)

Subject (noun) Verb (tense) Object (noun)/ Others (complement/adverbials)

e.g. The nice girl over there is my girlfriend.

Compound Sentence

Pattern: SV(O) + Coordinate Conjunction + SV(O)

Subject Verb Object Coordinate Conjunction Subject Verb

e.g. I am called Annie and I am studying.

An intransitive verb does not need an object.

A compound sentence consists of two or more simple sentences, which are combined by

means of coordinate conjunctions: and, but, or, either or, neither nor.
Complex Sentence

Pattern: SV(O) + Subordinate Conjunction + SV(O)

Subject Verb Object/Others Subordinate Conjunction Subject Verb Object/Others

e.g. Jenny loves to swim when she has free time.

A complex sentence consists of a principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses,

which are combined by means of subordinate conjunctions.

Subordinate clauses include noun clauses, adjective (relative) clauses and adverb clauses.

Subordinate conjunctions are when, while, before, after, until, because, since, as, although, if, so

that, that, who, which.

A. Multiple Sentence

Pattern: SV(O) + Subordinate Conjunction + SV(O) + Coordinate Conjunction + SV(O)

Subject Verb Object/ Others Subordinate/Coordinate Conjunction

Anika likes to run when
she is outside but
she does not run too often.

A multiple sentence is combined of compound and complex sentences.

Introduction: Rewrite the following sentences by putting the correct parts in the chart below.

1. I watched last night on the Internet a very good film.

2. Had left before we got to her dressing room the actress.

3. Very recently to this country Tom came.

4. Is confusing for us this outcome of the examination right now.

5. I can’t remember right now his surname.

6. I saw yesterday on TV an interesting film documentary.

7. We have been for two months in this company.

8. On the same floor have lived the brothers for six years.

9. she didn’t when she got here many problems have in the neighborhood.
 10. The robber to the backpack took the golden plates before escaping.

Subject Verb Object Place Time

1 I watched a very good film on the Internet last night.

10

Word Order Exercises:

A. Put the sentences in the correct order.

a. Help / my parents / I / with their housework

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b. make / people / smile / when they feel down/ we

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c. talk / to my girlfriend / on Skype / I

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d. play tennis / She / at the weekends / not / does

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e. watch / I / a musical/ in the late evening

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f. do / the homework / I / for my sister

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g. shy / not / when he meets / new colleagues / He is

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h. do / the washing up / how / you / do / often / ?

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i. your / how / dog and cat / old / are / ?

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j. have / many / they / aunts and uncles / how / got / ?

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k. money / last holiday / how / you / did / much / spend / ?

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l. we / the / often / do / the opera / go / to / how / ?

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m. my father / next to me / is standing

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n. not / I / like / do / anything black

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o. snowing / it / not / is

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p. sitting / is / just behind us / My boss

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q. watching TV / they / not / are

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r. with a card / not / He is / paying

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s. playing / my brothers / musical instruments / not / are

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t. school / We / going / are / to / not

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u. the solar system / the second planet / is / Venus / in

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v. to Japan / go / She / wants to

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w. Our / favourite city / is / Warsaw

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x. in Austria / for a month/ they / were

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y. years old / is / Diana / thirty - two

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B. Put the sentences in the correct order.

a. her / The police / about the robbery / told

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b. a costume / on Halloween / Alex / wore

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c. tomorrow / the couple / going / is / to the restaurant

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d. cub / the fox / behind / hiding / is / the tree

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e. Graham Bell / a / famous / inventor / is

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f. atheist / Dorian / an / is

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g. the hospital / does / go / this tram / to / ?

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h. books / They / written / like / the / by / Stephen King

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i. spinach / like / you / do / ?

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j. extremely fast / the bullet train / driving / is

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k. that / old / your / very / is / house / not

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l. a green pajamas / Angelica / wearing / was

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m. Sandra Dobrzański / is / name / my

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n. naughty / very / our children / are / often

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o. does / my husband / hard / work / very ?

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p. cleaning / the workers / the office / are

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q. live / in a / We / block of flats / huge

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r. Andrew / countries / visiting / likes / foreing

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s. elegant / loves / she / restaurants / to eat / in / expensive / and

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t. tidy / Jenny´s / is / room / very

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u. they / to school /cycle / to walk / like / or

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v. lunch / Lidia / an apple / for / takes

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w. borrow / can / pen / I / a / ?

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x. is / my mother / a book / reading / about China

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C. Put the sentences in the correct order.

a. bark / small / a lot / dogs

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b. playing / my / games / enjoy / neighbours / games

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c. a lot of / put / we / in our / salt / dishes

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d. jacket / who / this / borrowed / you / ?

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e. her milkshake / to Laura / gave / she

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f. lasagnas / bought / two / they

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g. relative / fish / our / has / distant

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h. in the afternoon / teeth / always / she / brushed / her

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i. for the party / making / is / Mona / cupkakes

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j. her / to work / Angela / the taxi / takes

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k. polish/ island / an / is / Wolin

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l. evening / sets / every / sun / the

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m. the pool / cats / in / hate / playing

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n. goes / the / sun / earth / the / around

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o. bus / the / half / in / leaves / an hour

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p. art gallery / new / Wendesday / opens / the / on

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r. Catherine / cake / baking / was / a / birthday

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s. vanilla / adores / muffins /she

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t. saw / smiled / the / when / me / it / baby

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u. crocodiles / were / prehistoric / sarchosuschs

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v. house / pretty / Daisy / a / has / cottage

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w. grandpa / dark / her / had / moustache

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x. have / to / a / used / Peter / earache / constant

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y. Tina / her / dress / has / a / hole / in

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z. kids / Fanta / drink / my / sometimes

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D. Put the sentences in the correct order.

a. bikes / wanted / new / the students / have

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b. ate / before/ dinner / Sophie / salad / had / for / had / before / desserts

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c. they / back / have / sore / having/ a / been / lately

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d. clean / from time to time / weekends / have to / at / we

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e. she / he / taken / book / to / favourite / school / has

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f. coffe / in / any / he / has / put / that / mug ?

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g. our / going / is / baby / to / have / a / teacher

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h. do / they / projects / must / a lot of / this year

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i. her /she /arm / broke

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j. did / do / Alice / paperwork / her / all ?

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k. next / new / opens / the / year / division

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l. do / always / dinner / you / cook / your / after / work ?

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m. in / do / well / job / and / Erica / Maria /sometimes / interviews

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n. tiring / did / very / they / work / on the site

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o. to / was / Paul / learning / sing

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p. daughter / had / and / their / eyes / dark / green / hair

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q. we / my / every / cleaned / week / office

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r. the / a / week / their / dog / four times / walk / Smiths

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s. just / the / awful / food / was

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t. run / can / really / cheetahs / fast

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u. lying / under / somebody / blanket / was / the

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v. on / river / fence / there / the / were / birds / a

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w. blue/ ? / who / lady / is / the / in / the

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x. the / the / do / pushups / with / weight

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y. the / is / listening / to / she / music

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E. Correct the mistakes in the word order.

1 It’s the house most beautiful I know.

2 She was all day working outside.

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3 They ware all day in the garage.

4 I have to improve a lot my French.

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5 Robert has a life very easy.

6 She lived for two years in Paris.

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7 We didn’t know where was it.

8 Never it is simmilar.

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9 I have met him only a few times.

10 When was designed the World Wide Net?

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11 She had usually a pear after lunch.

12 The company doesn’t treat very well the employees.

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13 We never are on time.

14 I was for a few years living in Moscow.

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15 She asked the boy where was he.

16 Everything depends on what time is arriving the taxi.

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17 The heard for a few times the same information.

18 The kids never have been here.

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19 Yesterday called me an Italian supplier.

20 I love a lot ginger.

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Inversion
Inversion means that the verb is placed before the subject for emphasis reasons.
It occurs:
A. in questions

Are you tired?

Have you got a brother?

What has she done to find the solution?

There is no inversion when the question word is the subject.

Who invented the computer?

What stands there?

B. in question tags

It smells divine, doesn’t it?

We lost, didn’t we?

She hasn’t arrived yet, has she?

C. after so, neither/nor, as

They are polite and so are their bosses.

My dad was not in the garden and neither/nor was my mum.

Her husband greeted the quests, as did her kids.

D. in exclamation

Here comes my supervisor!

There goes the bus!

Here comes the dinner!

There is no inversion when the subject is a pronoun.

Here he comes!

There she is!

E. after adverbs of place/direction

On top of the hill lies a house.

Away ran the dog!

Upstairs lives my neighbour.

A. after verbs of reporting

“ Can you call us?” asked Mathew.

“I have never drunk it.” said Lora.

“Who is your father?” exclaimed Henry.

G. in “there be” structure

There were five students in the classroom.

There must be some misunderstanding.

There are some great shoes in this shop.

A. in emphatic sentences with a negative word or idea.

Never have I seen such a big lorry.

= I have never seen such a big lorry.

Seldom does she clean.

= She seldom cleans.

Little did we suspect that we were robbed.

= We little suspected that we were robbed.

Rarely have I seen such an amazing play.

= I have rarely seen such an amazing play.

Not until Sunday did she return the book to me.

= She did not return the book to me until Sunday.

Nowhere can you get an umbrella when it rains.

= You cannot get an umbrella when it rains anywhere.

No sooner had they arrived than they informed us.

 = As soon as they had arrived, they informed us.

Hardly/Scarcely had I came back from the trip when I broke my leg.

= As soon as I had come back from the trip, I broke my leg.

Under no circumstances will we allow for this.

= We will not allow for this under any circumstances.

In no way can I support you.

= I cannot support you in any way.

At no time was she aware of her situation.

= She was at no time aware of her situation.

On no account will you forgive me.

= You will not forgive me on any account.

B. in adverbial expressions placed at the beginning

Often has she heard the remark.

= She has often heard the remark.

Twice have we been accused of the crime.

= We have been accused twice of the crime.

So desperate was my situation that I decided to hang myself.

= My situation was so desperate that I decided to hang myself.

Only after a meeting with the president did they agree sell the plant.

= They agreed to sell the plant only after a meeting with the president.

Not only was she the car mechanic but she was also an actress.

= She was not only the car mechanic but also an actress.

Inversion also occurs after phrases like:

 Only afterwards/ later/ yesterday/ last week/…

 Only if

 Only when

 Only after

 Not since
J. with “Should, Were, Had” in conditionals when “If” is omitted.
Type 1: Should you see mum, tell her to come to me.
= If you should see mum, tell her to come to me.
Type 2: Were I you, I wouldn’t agree for this.
= If I were you, I wouldn’t agree for this.
Type 3: Had we known, we would have .
= If he had known, he would have solved the problem.

Exercise 1

Match the sentences with the following letters signaling the sentence structure:

 S: Simple Sentence

 Cp: Compound Sentence

 Cx: Complex Sentence

 M: Multiple Sentence

 I: Inversion

There is a pretty teenage girl exercising tirelessly in the space adjacent to the playground. ( S )

1. They announced that he failed. ( )

2. Andrew found his missing ticket by looking under the chair. ( )

3. When I saw her, we stood for a while and discussed our situation. ( )

4. Rarely does Suzanne borrows anyone’s money. ( )

5. My parents work for an automotive company that sells pipes. ( )

6. The painting which the thief had stolen was found in the basement . ( )

7. Arnie slept well but his sister didn’t. ( )

8. I had to turn off the radio in order to listen to his words. ( )

9. The more dogs I have, the better I realize what they feel. ( )

10. The dish was so hot that we decided to wait for a while. ( )

Exercise 2

Match the sentences and add a correct conjunction for them:

because, as, after, although, that, later than, which, seldom, when, if, so that

1 2
e.g. Peter bought some books ( ) ____________ I purchased last Friday.
1. They visited us ( ) ____________ I were him.

2. I will cook ( ) ____________ I can’t focus on my homework.

3. They were talking e.g. because wanted to yesterday.

4. She advised him ( ) such a complicated calculation.

5. Some kids are screaming ( ) ____________ they were very close.

6. We don’t meet very often ( ) ____________ she will tell everybody.

7. I will put on my new glasses, ( ) ____________ they told.

8. I said that I would go there ( ) ____________ he could finish early.

9. Don’t spoil my big secret ( ) ____________ I tidy the house.

10. ____________ has she done ( ) ____________ his girlfriend called.

Exercise 3

Rearrange the word order of the statements following to create correct sentences.

e.g. was sailing/ In 2013/ the La Manche Canal/ a ferry/ from/ England to France/ across/.

In 2013 a ferry was sailing across the La Manche Canal from England to France.

1. was shining/ a gentle wind / The sun/ and/ was blowing/.

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2. was sailing/ an hour / The ferry/ for/ or so.

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3. was/ Calais/ halfway to/It / its destination/-/.

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4. were relaxing/ when/ in the bar/ The passengers/ some noise/ unexpectedly/ heard/ they/.

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5. looked over/ all/ the edge/ They/ ran to/ of the upper deck/ and/ shook/ the side/, /.

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6. an unbelievable scene/ saw/To their surprise/ they/.

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7. which/ They/ of/ a floating metal piece/ had hit/ had torn/ the side/ the ferry/.

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8. the ferry/ was sinking/ very quickly/ into/ freezing water/.

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9. twenty minutes/ arrived/ Fortunately/ the rescue team/ later/.

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10. everybody/ It/ just minutes/ saved/ on board/ before it sank completely.

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Exercise 4

The words are in wrong order in each of the sentences. Underline and correct the mistakes.

e.g. He isn’t telling what he thinks, he is? is he

1. They told us what was their idea. ________________

2. Only by asking him we can learn the truth. ________________

3. Here our train comes! ________________

4. Often she has mentioned that drinking beer is fattening. ________________

5. Under no circumstances we should go there. ________________

6. She had been there, he would have said about his decision. ________________

7. Only if you buy them wine, they will drink something. ________________

8. Lily hasn’t returned our money and neither Alice has. ________________

9. Hardly we had arrived when I started to feel sick. ________________

10. On no account he should be present. ________________

Exercise 5
Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Avoid changing the meaning of the sentences.

e.g. As soon as she appeared in the job, the boss asked her to come.

No sooner had she appeared in the job than the boss asked her to come.

1. I have never seen such an incredible film!

Never ____________________________________________________________________

2. Seldom has she met a more talkative person.

She ________________________________________________________________________

3. They did homework only last week.

Only last week _____________________________________________________________

4. Not only is it beautiful, but it is also useful.

 It is ____________________________________________________________________

5. Not until Allan arrives here will we begin our dinner.

We will not________________________________________________________________

6. She will call you only after you give her dress back.

Only after_________________________________________________________________

7. Only if you practice hard will you get into ballet school.

You will __________________________________________________________________

8. I had such a pleasant date only once before.

Only once before ___________________________________________________________

9. We would not enter this area under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances _____________________________________________________

10 The dog ran out when I opened the front door.

Out______________________________________________________________________

Exercise 6
Complete using the words in bracket with the verb given in the correct form.

1. Not until the building is checked by the inspector (renovation/can continue)

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2. In no way ____________________________________________________ (the

information/affect) how satisfied we felt about our victory.

3. Seldom __________________________________________________ (you/see) an old-school

vinyl not even opened these days.

4. Not only __________________________________________ (boyfriend/forgot) our

anniversary, but he also forgot about our son’s nameday.

5. At no time _________________________ (he/ask) about the details..

6. Only when he checked the agenda again __________________________ (he/realise) that he had

an appointment!

7. Only if the sky is clear _________________________________ (the space shuttle/will allow) to

launch.

8. Such ____________________________ (the interest/be) in the Oscar ceremony that there were
thousands of photographers.

Exercise 7

Complete using the word and phrases listed below.

 at no point

 in no way

 little

 never

 not

 not only

 no sooner

 only after

 scarcely

 on no account

 rarely

 under no circumstances

1. __________________________ were the dogs to blame for what the destroyed garden.

2. __________________________ once did the boss thank me for supporting the project.

3. __________________________ seeing the psychologist was Dora allowed to take medication.

4. __________________________ will visitors be allowed to carry more than 1 piece of hand

luggage.

5. __________________________ were they unprepared, but they also forgot to greet the quests.

6. __________________________ during the wedding did anyone mention that Luc and Jane were

having a baby.

7. __________________________ had we arrived in Mexico when we were called by the boss.

8. __________________________ did the customers know that the shop assistant was really an

undercover criminal.

9. __________________________ do you meet anyone as talkative as Mrs Smith.

10. __________________________ should dogs be allowed to enter the school.

11. __________________________ before have we found ourselves facing such difficult

competition.
12. __________________________ had the alarm gone off than the girl woke up.

Exercise 8

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word

given. Do not change the word given.

a.Please never ever call me when I'm on a conference.

should

On no account __________________________ when I'm on a conference.

b.Nobody from our firm has ever done it better.

anyone

Never__________________________ done it better.

c.Such was the demand for the Christmas trees that people queued all evening.

great

The demand for the Christmas trees __________________________ that people queued all

evening.

d.The tickets are not to be returned under any circumstances.

no

Under__________________________ to be returned.

e.Two weeks passed before the e-mail arrived.

had

Not until__________________________ the e-mail arrived.

f.Little did I know what I was letting myself in for.

no

I __________________________what I was letting myself in for.

g.It was only when they arrived that I realised somebody was missing.

did

Only__________________________that somebody was missing.

h.The kids never expressed regret for what they had said.

time

At__________________________regret for what they had said.

i.Poverty prevented any of the students from finishing the higher education.
were

So__________________________ of them finished the higher education

j.It's not normal for our climate to be so much snow in April.

see

Seldom__________________________ so much snow in April.

Exercise 9

Complete the text by using the words and phrases from the box.

such little had not only under no circumstances along no sooner seldom scarcely as

Hello fellow ladies and gentlemen!

Well, we've done it again - another we reach our targets. The last three years in the plan have

been a wonderful time for the plant, a time for evolution and growth.

(1)__________________________ had we started the year than the biggest supplier

bankrupted. But we managed to come over the situation, and we came out of it stronger and

more experienced. The competition claimed we were withdrawing from the business. (2)

__________________________ have I heard such news from the company which continued

to have internal problems for the next years to come. Then

(3)__________________________ came a new scare called Delphi, with their high tech

innovations - but they didn't have much success on the polish market!

(4)__________________________ did they claim they'd become a monopolist within three

years, they also started to spread the news that they are opening new branches worldwide.

(5)__________________________ did they realize that it would be economy which

guaranteed us stability and success among the car producers and automotive suppliers. (6)

__________________________ had the first tenders where made when it was obvious that

we would be chosen by a majority of entrepreneurs. (7) __________________________ was

the extent of our dominance that Delphi had to close three production plants within a month.

(8) __________________________ they known they would not be chosen, I don't think they

would have been so confident about their future in the business . But rest assured, ladies and
gentlemen, (9) __________________________ will we rest on our laurels. There is no room

for slowing down in the development of our activities in the country and abroad. And I am

certain, (10) __________________________ I'm sure are most of you, that the next couple of

years will be a chain of successes.

Thank you!

Exercise 10

Underline the correct word or phrase in every of the sentences above.

a) Thomas promised that he would never/never would reveal his true identity.

b) Not until it was raining / remembered/did I remember to close the attic window.

c) Hardly had she sat down on the bench than/when the tree fell down.

d) Only after asking twice / was/was I sure of the question.

e) At no time they were aware/were they aware of the problems.

f) Only the boys passed/did they pass to the next round in the competition.

g) Only when mummy has arrived/has mummy arrived can we do the homework.

h) No sooner had they came home than/when the storm finished.

Exercise 11

Complete sentences with a suitable phrase containing the verb in brackets in an appropriate

form.

a) Should she ________________ (look for) the document, could you let me know?

b) Were the train________________ (depart) delayed, the passengers would have been

angry.

c) Had Lily________________ (work) harder, she would probably get a pay rise.

d) Should________________ she (be) in the office, please tell her to visit me.

e) Had________________ we (go) to the vet immediately, the hamster would not be dead.

f) Never before________________ I (send) so many postcards from holidays.

g) Should________________ you (feel) angry, go outside and scream.

h) Were________________ (offer) him help, we couldn't guarantee full recovery.

i) Had________________ (take) the loan, the house constructions should have been faster.

j) Scarcely________________ the criminal (get) home when the police arrived at his door
to arrest him.

Exercise 12

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the

word given. Do not change the word given.

a) It was only when Dorothy told me that I got to know about her health issues.

find

Not until , __________________________about her health issues.

b) The results were not announced on that day.

later

Only__________________________ announced on that day.

c) The answer to my call was so enormous that I did not have to worry about money.

answer

Such__________________________ to my call that I did not have to worry about money

d) Annie twisted her ankle, and also broke two nails.

but

Not only__________________________ also broke two nails.

e) The family didn't suspect at all that the uncle was the rapist.

did

Little__________________________as being the rapist.

f) The teacher cannot be blamed for the student’s failed exam in any way.

held

In__________________________responsible for the student’s failed exam.

g) If the shop raised prices, they would lose customers.

raise

Were__________________________proces, they would lose customers.

h) As soon as she got to church, she realised the mass was over.

had

No sooner__________________________ she realised the mass was over.

i) It was only when they finished work that they realized how much job they’ve done.

did
Not until__________________________ how much job they’ve done.

j) The boss was interrupted just after starting his presentation.

when

Hardly__________________________he was interrupted.

Exercise 13

Rewtrite the sentences below beginning with the inversion prone phrases.

1. We got to know who murdered the protagonist only in the last few scenes of the movie.

Only in the last____________________________________________

2. The requirements of her profession are such that she never has a day off duty.

Such_____________________________________________________

3. The problem could be solved in no different way.

In________________________________________________________

4. He has seldom visited so exotic island.

Seldom________________________________________________

5. I didn't realize that I had run out of petrol until the car stopped on the roundabout.

Not ____________________________________________________

6. If the weather had been better, we would not have sat at home all weekend.

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7. If the rescuer should help you in the mountains, dial 112.

_______________________________________________________

8. There are no circumstances when student may smoke cigarettes.

Under no circumstances __________________________________________________

9. We started to prepare lunch soon after we had done the shopping.

No sooner ________________________________________________________

10. I can't borrow my mum’s dresses at any time.

At no time ________________________________________________________

Exercise 14

Rewrite the sentences with the use of inversion.

1.The employees didn't know that the menager had tested their paitence.
Little______________________________________________________

2. She won't be considered an adult until she grows up.

Not until ___________________________________________________

3. Nobody has done so much for me since 2013.

Not since _________________________________________________

4.You will not be allowed to bring food under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances ______________________________________

5.They would never perform in front of kindergarten pupils again.

Never_____________________________________________________

6.I hadn’t so much fun since she I was to an amusement park as a teenager.

Not since _________________________________________________

7.Lilly has never seen such a handsome man before.

Never before______________________________________________

8.Jack only realized that he had a leaf in his hair when someone told him.

Only when _________________________________________________

9.I had been in the house for a moment when I realized that the house was broken in.

Only after ________________________________________________

10.We discovered that we had destroyed the rocket when we tried to launch it.

Only when ________________________________________________

11.The new gym was hardly furnished when the users came to ask for the tickes.

Hardly __________________________________________________

12.Kids shouldn't run in the hall under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances______________________________________

Exercise 15

Tick the option that best completes the sentences.

1.____________________that she was standing next to Brad Pitt.

a) Little has she known

b) Little did she know

c) Little she knew

d) She knew little

2.In no way ___________________ question his professionalism, although we think he was

hired having no enough competences.

a) did we ever

b) we ever did

c) had we ever

d) we had ever

3.Hardly _____________________ she was summoneed by the cooworker for the daily

check.

a) Henriette had finished phone call that

b) had Henriette finished phone call that

c) had Henriette finished phone call when

d) Henriette had finished phone call when

4.At no time before I finished studies ___________________ that I would have s omany

problems in finding a good job.

a) did they told

b) I was told

c) I had been told

d) was I told

5.Not since the last year elections _______________ paricipaded in voting.

a) so many persons have

b) have so many persons

c) did so many persons have

d) had so many persons had

Exercise 16

Decide if the sentences are right or wrong.

1. Almost never I saw grandpa in such a fury.

2. In front of the house there is the old house.

3. Barely we have passed the driving license on Friday.

4. Nowhere students are more talented than in our school.

5. Only when the flower bed is maintained will flowers bloom.

6. Not until Bona Sforza became the queen were potatoes brought to Poland.

7. Never again Alina did appear in her mother’s house after her death.

8. Rarely does she do shopping on Sundays.

9. Sometimes did I see her in the reception.

10. Behind the tree the bush grew.

11. Never I have been so well rested.

12. Only after the accident did he start caring about his health.

13. Rarely did we receive parcels from the PR.

14. Were our friends a bit more helpful, we would not have money flow trouble.

15. There are plenty of clean towels in the bathroom if should you need a fresh one.

16. In front of the company was a big parking lot.

17. There a lot of people are on the street.

18. Nowhere I have seen such a strange bird.

19. Should you visit aunt Berta, call her beforehand.

20. Had I had sports car, I would have felt like a VIP.