INVERSIONS
Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I had no sooner gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell.
No sooner ____________________________________________________________
2. I have seldom stayed in a worse hotel.
Seldom _______________________________________________________________
3. I have never heard such nonsense.
Never ________________________________________________________________
4. I realized only then that I had lost my keys.
Only then _____________________________________________________________
5. The economic situation has rarely been worse.
Rarely ________________________________________________________________
6. The manager not once offered us an apology.
Not once ______________________________________________________________
7. You should not send money to us under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances __________________________________________________
8. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
Only after _____________________________________________________________
9. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
Little _________________________________________________________________
10. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting.
Not until ________________________________________________________________.
11. The facts were not all made public until later.
Only ___________________________________________________________________.
12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
Not only ________________________________________________________________.
13. The police didn't at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
Little __________________________________________________________________.
14. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
In no way________________________________________________________________.
15. The snowfall was so heavy that all trains had to be cancelled.
So heavy_________________________________________________________________.
INVERSIONS ANSWERS
Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I had no sooner gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell.
No sooner had I gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell.
2. I have seldom stayed in a worse hotel.
Seldom have I stayed in a worse hotel.
3. I have never heard such nonsense.
Never have I heard such nonsense.
4. I realized only then that I had lost my keys.
Only then did I realize that I had lost my keys.
5. The economic situation has rarely been worse.
Rarely has the economic situation been worse.
6. The manager not once offered us an apology.
Not once did the manager offer us an apology.
7. You should not send money to us under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances should you send money to us.
8. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
Only after seeing it on the stage did I understand Hamlet.
9. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
Little did the embassy staff realize that Ted was a secret agent.
10. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting.
Not until / only when the office phoned me did I find out about the meeting.
11. The facts were not all made public until later.
Only (until) later were the facts all made public.
12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder.
13. The police didn't at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murderer.
14. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
In no way can the bus driver be blamed for the accident.
15. The snowfall was so heavy that all trains had to be cancelled.
So heavy was the snowfall that all trains had to be cancelled.
