Inversion / Инверсия в Английском языке

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Choose the correct option for each gap below

[question text="____  started the discussion ___ a group of hooligans arrived and started shouting slogans. " answers="*Barely had they / when#No sooner had they / when#Barely they had / when#No sooner had they / that "]

[question text="___ we take specific actions immediately ___ hope to stop climate change in some way. " answers="Rarely when / can we#If only / can we#*Only if / can we#Only / we can "] 

[question text="___ break the law, ___ put themselves and others in unnecessary danger. " answers="Not only they / but they also#Not only have they / but they also have#Not only did they / but did they also#*Not only did they / but they also "] 

[question text="___ allow such terrible actions to happen again. " answers="Never again we will#No way will#*Under no circumstances will we#Little will we "] 

[question text="We all need to be on sensible alert, but ___ allow fear to dictate the course of our lives. " answers="never we must#*on no account should we#no way we should#under no circumstances we should "] 

[question text="___ Jacqueline Kennedy ___ a first lady as charming, glamorous, or inspirational. " answers="Never / was there#Never / there was#Not since / there has been#*Not since / has there been "] 

[question text="Very ___ see that type of heroism again. " answers="*rarely will people#never will people#rarely people will#little people will "] 

[question text="___ know how widely diffused his tweet would become. " answers="Little he#Little he did#*Little did he#Little he has "] 

[question text="___ more vulnerable ___ when we are beginning to fall in love. " answers="Nowhere we are / that#*Nowhere are we / than#Nowhere we are / as#Nowhere are we / that "] 

[question text="___ refuse an offer like that! " answers="Under no circumstances I’ll#*No way am I going to#Never again I'm going to#Seldom am I "]

 

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ANSWERS

 

 

1.
  • Barely had they / when     correct
We could also say: 'No sooner had they started the discussion than a group of hooligans arrived and started shouting slogans.'
 
2.
  • Only if / can we     correct

  • We can use only if + clause + inversion (NOT if only)
    We can use rarely as an adverb of frequency at the beginning of a sentence with an inversion (NOT rarely when)
3.
  • Not only did they / but they also     correct
Use not only + inversion, + but + subject + (also) + verb
 
4.
  • Under no circumstances will we     correct
We say under no circumstances to mean 'never, whatever the situation is or might be'.
We could also say 'Never again will we...'
Little has another meaning, which is related to amount or degree.
 
5.
  • on no account should we     correct
We can use on no account to mean 'under no circumstances'.
After a negative adverbial at the beginning of the sentence, we need an inversion (NOT subject + verb).
We could also say under no circumstances should we, no way should we, or never must we. 
 
6.
  • Not since / has there been     correct
We need to use not since Jackeline K., because never Jackeline K makes no sense in this sentence.
If we put not since ... at the beginning of the sentence, we need to use an inversion after it.
 
7.
  • rarely will people     correct
We need to use very rarely at the beginning, because very never makes no sense, and after very little we would need inversion.
If we put very rarely at the beginning of the sentence, we need to use an inversion after it.
 
8.
  • Little did he     correct

  • If we put little at the beginning of a sentence,  we need to use an inversion after it.
9.
  • Nowhere are we / than     correct
After nowhere we need to use an inversion: are we.
After a comparative adjective, we use than: more vulnerable than.
 
10.
  • Under no circumstances I'll    wrong
    • No way am I going to     correct
If we put a negative adverbial at the beginning of a sentence, we need to use an inversion after it.
We could also say seldom do I refuse (NOT seldom am I refuse).