INVERSION
Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed above it.
1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some form me.
Not only ____________________________________________________________________________
2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
No sooner _________________________________________________________________________
3. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
Only ____________________________________________________________________________
4. Ther was so much uncertainty that the the financial markets remained closed.
Such____________________________________________________________________________
5. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
Scarcely ____________________________________________________________________________
6. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
Hardly ____________________________________________________________________________
7. I have never seen in my life drink as much as you.
Never ____________________________________________________________________________
8. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her call to me?
Should ____________________________________________________________________________
9. You won’t be allowed in until your identify has been checked.
Only ____________________________________________________________________________
10. You can only understand it when you grow up.
Only ____________________________________________________________________________
11. The exercises were so easy that every student could do it easily.
So ____________________________________________________________________________
12. If you meet her, please call me!
Should ____________________________________________________________________________
13. The test is so difficult that students need 3 months to prepare.
Such ____________________________________________________________________________
14. I can only pass this exam by studying hard.
Only ____________________________________________________________________________
15. I only understood the problem then.
Only ____________________________________________________________________________
16. I have never been embarrassed like that!
Never ____________________________________________________________________________
17. She seldom misses a lecture.
Seldom ____________________________________________________________________________
18. As soon as we had come home, it started to rain.
No sooner __________________________________________________________________________
19. His brother had rarely been more excited.
Rarely ____________________________________________________________________________
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