Complier by Le Tran Tieu Giang

INVERSION
Exercise 1
1. Never ________ me again.
a. will be she love b. she loves c. she won't love d. she will love
2. Not only_______ but she is also very intelligent
a. she is beautiful b. beautiful she is c. is she beautiful d. beautiful is she
3. No sooner___________ out that it rained.
a. did I go b. I went c. had I gone d. I had gone
4. Seldom___________ the guitar.
a. he plays b. does he play c. he doesn't play d. he does play
5. Hardly___________a wrok whether son came back.
a. couldn't she say b. she could say c. she couldn't say d. could she say
6. Often___________ a meeting.
a. do we have b. we do have c. have we d. we have
7. Many a time___________ he wants to maary me
a. said he b. he said c. has he said d. he has said
8. Only at weekend___________ my kids to Water Park
a. I don't take b. do I take c. I take d. I do take
9. So old ___________ that she couldn't dance.
a. She wasn't b. she was d. wasn't she d. was he
10. _______ here yesterday, you would have met me.
a. Were you b. you were c. Had you been d. You had been
11. On the battle field___________
a. the tanks did lie b. the tanks lay c. did the tanks lie d. lay the tanks
12. At no time___________ greater opportunities.
a. did women had b. has women had c. does women have d. have women had
13. Not once________ into her eyes.
a. he looked b. does he looked c. did he look d. looked he
14. ___________ has the work bee so easy.
a. Never b. only by c. When d. For
15. Now here___________ such cooperative staff.
a. you can find b. you found c. you could find d. can you find
16. Never before___________ in an carnest attempt to resolve their differences.
a. have the leaders of these two countries met
b. the leaders of these two countries have met
c. have the leaders of these two countries meet
d. met the leaders of these two countries
17. Not only the child, but also the grandparents___________
a. is joining b. joins c. were joining d. has joined
18. Seldom___________ a newspaper.
a. buys Anna b. does Anna buy c. bought Anna d. Anna does buy
19. Not only__________ at the post office, ___________ at the grocery store.
a. does Mary work/but she also works b. works Mary/but she also works
c. does Mary work/but does she also work d. had entered she
20. No sooner___________ the house than the phone started to ring.
a. had she entered b. she had entered c. entered she d. had entered she
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Exercise 2
1. Only by saving money___________ a house.
a. he buys b. he can buy c. can he buy d. buy she
2. Not even once___________ the truth
a. he tells b. he tell c. tells he d. has she told
3. Choose the correct inverted form.
a. Into the room came the teachers
b. Not only lazy she is but she is naughty
c. No sooner had he drunk a cup of coffee than he asked another.
d. A and care correct
4. Not only___________ beautiful but she is graceful as well.
a. did she b. she was c. is she d. she is
5. No sooner___________ than he begins to be washed.
a. is a human being born b. was a human being born
c. a human being born d. a human being had been born
6. Seldom___________ treated like that.
a. I have been b. am I c. I am d. I had been
7. Over there___________ the shop that sells souvenirs.
a. is b. are c. has d. have
8. Never before___________ such a disaster.
a. they suffer b. they have suffered
c. had they suffered d. they had suffered
9. Only if I had known the difference___________ the more expensive car.
a. would I bought b. I would have bought
c. would I buy d. would I have bought
10. Neither Mary nor her friends___________ going to the party.
a. is b. are c. was d. a or b
11. Only once a day___________ home.
a. does Mary leave b. left Mary c. Mary leaves d. will Mary left
12. Only once a day___________ home.
a. we can speak b. can we speak c. we speak d. we cannot speak
13. Many a time___________ this mistake.
a. he makes b. he has made c. did he make d. will he make
14. Never___________ the exact cause of earthquakes.
a. scientists discovered b. did scientists discovered
c. do scientists discover d. have scientists discovered
15. Nowhere else___________
a. they can go b. can they go c. they can't go d. can't they go
16. Only when at home___________ her children
a. does she scold b. she scolds c. has she scolded d. she has scolded
17. Not a penny___________ me.
a. did he give b. he gave c. he has given d. he has gave
18. No longer___________ women bear a lot of children.
a. does b. did c. doing d. do
19. Among them___________ several sacks of white flour.
a. were b. is c. be d. are
20. On a hill in front of them___________ a great castle.
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a. standing b. stand c. to stand d. stood

Exercise 3
1. "This store has such high prices".
"I agree. Never again___________ here".
a. I wll shop b. will I shop c. I do shop d. shop I
2. "Is this machine often in need of repair?"
"No, ___________ problems to arise".
a. Seldom don't we expect b. We expect seldom
c. Seldom we expect d. Seldom do we expect
3. "I can't see the stage very well from here".
"___________"
a. Neither can't I b. Neither I can c. I can't neither d. Neither can I
4. Not until the early 1900s___________ to vote in the United States.
a. women were allowed b. were women allowed
c. they allowed women d. when women were allowd
5. Only recently___________ a favourite sport in the United States.
a. has jogging become b. has become jogging
c. when jogging became d. as jogging has become
6. "This is one of the oldest trees in the world"
"___________ such a big tree".
a. Never I have seen b. I haven't never seen
c. Never have I seen d. I have seen never
7. "What happened to jean' new car?"
"No sooner___________ it than someone ran into her"
a. had she bought b. she bought c. did she bought d. she ad bought
8. "I would like to apply for the sales position you advertised"
"I'm sorry. No longer___________ applications for that position".
a. are taking we b. we are taking c. are we taking d. we taking
9. Amoebas reproduce by dividing___________
a. and other protozoans b. as do other protozonas
c. other protozonas do too d. we taking
10. ___________ a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and Mexico City.
a. nowhere there is b. Nowhere is c. Nowhere is there d. Nowhere there ins't
11. "Did you like your trip Niagara Falls?"
"It was beautiful. Hardly ever ___________ such a spectacular sight".
a. can see you b. can you see c. see you d. you can see
12. "Can children swim in this pool?"
"Yes. However, at no time___________ alone".
a. shouldn't they swim
b. they should swim
c. should swim they
d. should they swim
13. Only during the early twentieth century___________ in the United States.
a. liquor was prohibited then b. that liquor was prohibited
c. when liquor was prohibited d. was liquor prohibited
14. "I don't like this tossed salad very well".
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"Nor ___________"
a. I do b. I do either c. do I d. I like it either
15. Not only___________, but he also plays the piano and writes his won songs.
a. does Billy Joel sing b. Billy Joel sings
c. If Billy Joel sings d. what Billy Joel sings
16. Nowhere___________ more prevalent than in warm, swampy places.
a. mosquitoes are b. mosquitoes is c. are mosquitoes d. is mosquitoes
17. Only when the ground is kept moist___________ germinate.
a. grass seeds will b. will grass seeds c. grass seeds does d. does grass seeds
18. Not until Columbs discovered America___________ to Europe.
a. was bananas brought b. bananas were brought
c. were bananas brought d. bananas was brought
19. Never gain___________ Greta Garbo appear in films after he retirement in the forties.
a. was b. do c. is d. did
20. Rarely___________ professional boxers remain active beyond the age thirty-five.
a. do b. did c. are d. were