Inversion / Инверсия в Английском языке

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Rewrite the sentences using inversion. Use the words in brackets when provided. Do NOT use contractions.

 

1. [first=" I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang." word="" beginning=" " answer="Hardly had I arrived" ending=" home when my phone rang."]

2. [first=" They had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack." word="" beginning=" " answer="Barely had they won" ending=" the match when the coach had a heart attack.."]

3. [first=" The company had no sooner launched a new product than it went bankrupt." word="" beginning=" " answer="No sooner had the company launched" ending=" a new product than it went bankrupt.."]

4. [first=" She didn't really understand what the conversation was about." word="" beginning="Little " answer="did she understand" ending=" what the conversation was about."]

5. [first=" You are not allowed to disturb the pilots under any circumstances." word="" beginning=" " answer="Under no circumstances are you allowed" ending=" to disturb the pilots."]

6. [first=" We have never faced such a challenge!" word="" beginning=" " answer="Never have we faced" ending=" such a challenge!"]

7. [first=" You can solve this puzzle only by guessing." word="" beginning=" " answer="Only by guessing can you solve" ending=" this puzzle."]

8. [first=" I would accept this position only if everybody agreed." word="" beginning=" " answer="Only if everybody agreed would I accept" ending=" this position.."]

9. [first=" The Queen has rarely cried in front of a camera." word="" beginning=" " answer="Rarely has the Queen cried" ending=" in front of a camera."]

10. [first=" He mentioned the financial crisis zero times." word="" beginning="Not once " answer="did he mention" ending=" the financial crisis."]

 

 

 

 

Check your answers:

 

1.    I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang.


Hardly had I arrived
 Correct home when my phone rang.

 

2.    They had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack.

 

Barely had they won Correct the match when the coach had a heart attack.

 

3.    The company had no sooner launched a new product than it went bankrupt.

 

No sooner had the company launched Correct a new product than it went bankrupt.

 

4.    She didn't really understand what the conversation was about. (Little...)

 

Little did she understand Correct what the conversation was about.

 

5.    You are not allowed to disturb the pilots under any circumstances.

 

Under no circumstances are you allowed Correct to disturb the pilots.

 

6.    We have never faced such a challenge!

 

Never have we faced Correct such a challenge!

 

7.    You can solve this puzzle only by guessing.

 

Only by guessing can you solve Correct this puzzle.

 

8.    I would accept this position only if everybody agreed.

 

Only if everybody agreed would I accept Correct this position.

 

9.    The Queen has rarely cried in front of a camera.

 

Rarely has the Queen cried Correct in front of a camera.

 

10.    He mentioned the financial crisis zero times. (Not once)

 

Not once did he mention Correct the financial crisis.

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