INVERSION CONSTRUCTIONS

INVERSION CONSTRUCTIONS

1. No sooner had he left the house than he remembered he had left his key inside.

2. Hardly had they taken off from Heathrow when the pilot said they had a technical problem and would be turning back.

3. Little did he know that the police were after him.

4. Only when she went to live in France did she realise how much she hated England.

5. Rarely have I eaten such a disgusting meal.

6. Such is the beauty of the cathedral that there are thousands of visitors every day.

7. Never in his whole life did he go abroad.8. Not until he started work did we realise how talented he was.9. Scarcely had he left school before he found a job in a computer software company.

10. Not only does Marta play the piano but shes also a keen violinist.

- Which verb tense is used after hardly and no sooner?

- When a sentence starts with no sooner, what does the second clause begin with?

- And when the sentence starts with hardly or scarcely?

- Which verb tense is used in the second clause?

- Which verb tense can be used after a sentence beginning with little? What does the second clause begin with?- Which verb is used after so, such when they occur at the beginning of the sentence?

Use the words in brackets to change these sentences into inverted sentences:

1. You will never see a view like that again. (Never...)

2. The lake was so big that you couldnt see the opposite bank. (So...)

3. He was a famous musician and also the manager of a football club. (Not only...)

4. Alice had hardly walked down the little passage when she found herself in a beautiful garden. (Hardly...)

5. They had just left their car outside the house when someone ran into it. (No sooner...)

6. The interest in the lecture was so great that they had to move to a larger room. (Such...)

7. Mary doesnt know that she has won the lottery. (Little...)

8. I will not accept the post under any circumstances. (On no account...)

9. He started computer programming as soon as he left school. (No sooner...)

10. Such research has never been carried out before. (Never before...)

11. You seldom find reunited twins who do not get on well together. (Seldom...)

12. You wont find a school anywhere whose pupils get such good results. (Nowhere...)

13. Besides winning the lottery, she has also won a trip to the USA. (Not only...)

14. She seldom phones when shes on holidays.(Rarely...)15. You cant find cheaper clothes anywhere. ( Nowhere...)

16. I would never have imagined that a son of mine could behave so badly. (Never..)