A.

TYPES OF INVERSIONS( CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ)

No/Not + N + Trợ động từ + S + V

At no time = Never = Under/In no circumstances

+ Trợ động từ + S + V

By no means + Trợ động từ + S + V

(hoàn toàn không)

For no reason + Trợ động từ + S + V

1. ĐẢO NGỮ (không vì lí do gì)
VỚI CÁC
CỤM TỪ CÓ
TỪ “NO” In no way + Trợ động từ + S + V
(không sao có thể)

On no condition = On no account + Trợ động từ + S + V

(dù bất cứ lí do gì cũng không)

No longer + Trợ động từ + S + V

(không còn nữa)

No where + Trợ động từ + S + V

(không nơi nào, không ở đâu)

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 Only after + S + V hoặc + Ving + Trợ động từ + S + V
(chỉ sau khi)

Only by + Ving + Trợ động từ + S + V

(chỉ bằng cách)

Only if + S + V + Trợ động từ + S + V

(chỉ nếu)
2. ĐẢO NGỮ
VỚI “ONLY”
Only when + S + V + Trợ động từ + S + V
(chỉ khi)

Only with + N + trợ động từ + S + V

(chỉ với)

Only later/Only in this way/Only then + Trợ động từ + S + V

(Chỉ sau đó, chỉ bằng cách này)

So + Tính từ + V + chủ ngữ + that + clause

(quá … đến nỗi mà)
3. ĐẢO NGỮ VỚI
“SO/SUCH … THAT”
Such + be + N + that + clause
N + be + such + that + clause
(quá... đến nỗi mà)

Câu điều 2kiện loại 1:

Should + S + V, V + O / S + will, can, may... + V
 4. ĐẢO NGỮ
CỦA CÂU Câu điêu kiện loại 2:
ĐIỀU KIỆN Were + S + (to V) + ..., S + would/could + V

Câu điều kiện loại 3:

Had + S + Vp2, S + would/could + have + Vp2

Đảo ngữ với các trạng từ phủ định: Never, rarely, seldom,
little, hardly, scarcely, barely,...

Hardly/barely/scarcely + had + S + Vp2 + when + S + V (past)

= No sooner + had + S + Vp2 + than + S + V (past)
(Ngay khi/vừa mới... thì)

Not only + Trợ động từ + S + V + but also + S + V

5. ĐẢO NGỮ (không những... mà còn)
CỦA CÁC
NHÓM TỪ
CÒN LẠI Not until/till + Time/Time clause + Trợ động từ + S + V
(mãi đến khi … thì)

So/Neither + Trợ động từ + S

Nor + Trợ động từ + S + V

Đảo ngữ với các trạng từ chỉ phương hướng/nơi chốn/giới

B. PRACTICE EXERCISES từ/cụm phân từ:
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets.
Adv of place/giới từ/cụm
Question 1: Hardly the new law (introduce)__________________ phân
when the từ + Vwas
mistake + Sreleased.
Question 2: Not only you (be late) __________________, but you also forgot to bring the documents.
Question 3: Only at the end of the interview I (think)_____________ I had a chance of getting the job.
Question 4: Barely the politician (start)_________________ to speak when the crowd began to boo.
Question 5: Seldom we (receive)______________ any apology when mistakes are made.
Question 6: My dad’s never been abroad, and nor my mum (have)_________________.
Question 7: Never in all my life I (see) ________________ such a horrible thing.
Question 8: I (be)_____________ you, I’d start looking for another job.
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Question 9: At no time I (suspect)___________________ that he was a killer.
Question 10: Nowhere I (have) ________________ ever such bad service.
Question 11: Not until you (grow up) ______________________ will we let you live independently.
Question 12: Only when the plane landed safely he (calm down) ______________________.
Question 13: Only after I (check)__________________ that the burglars had left, did I call the police.
Question 14: No sooner the company (launch)____________ its new product than it went bankrupt.
Question 15: Under no circumstances employees (allow)________________ to leave the building without
permission.
Question 16: Not only he (spend)___________ all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
Question 17: Scarcely I (open) _____________ the front door when I heard a noise from the kitchen.
Question 18: Rarely people (care)_______________ about the environment enough to give up driving their
cars.
Question 19: We (win) _______________ the competition, we would have had a free trip to Moscow.
Question 20: No sooner I (accept) ___________ the job than they told me I had to work at weekends.
Question 21: So bad (be) __________her singing that she was booed off the stage.
Question 22: Little he (say) ___________________ about it.
Question 23: Not until she left I (know) ___________ that she had been very important to me.
Question 24: In no way the shop (can hold) ___________ responsible for customers’ lost property.
Question 25: Only when Tom saw his wife’s face he (understand)_______________ the meaning of the
comment.
Question 26: Only by training hard every day you (become)__________________ a good athlete.
Question 27: First (come)______________ the ambulance, then (come)___________ the police.
Question 28: On the grass an enormous frog (sit) ___________________.
Question 29: He had no money, nor he (know)_____________ anybody from whom he could borrow.
Question 30: Not a word he (say) _________when he saw his wife hand in hand with another man.

Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using inversions.

Question 1: The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
=> Had it not….
Question 2: He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner…
Question 3: Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
=> Only when…
Question 4: If the river rises any higher, the town will be flooded.
=> Should
Question 5: If I were you, I’d accept the offer.
=> Were
Question 6: If the chemical were leaked, a large area of the sea would be contaminated.
=> Were …
Question 7: If it hadn’t been for Henry, I might not have met you.
=> Had …
Question 8: Tom never seems worried about his future.
=> Never …
Question 9: We won’t tell anybody the good news until we’re certain it’s true.
=> Not until …
Question 10: There is a red flower tree near the old pagoda.
=> Near …

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Question 11: The dancer moved so gracefully that he appeared to be skating.
=> So …
Question 12: She is so ignorant that she has never paid attention to any boys.
=> Such …
Question 13: You should never park on double yellow lines.
=> Under no circumstances …
Question 14: John certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident.
=> In no way…
Question 15: The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
=> Little…
Question 16: You won’t find fossils like this anywhere else.
=> Nowhere else …
Question 17: She has never been so happy before.
=> Never before …
Question 18: She realized that she didn’t lock the door after the train had left.
=> Only after …
Question 19: It isn’t often that temperatures in Spain fall below 0˚C.
=> Seldom …
Question 20: The door to the basement isn’t to be left open on any account.
=> On no account…
Question 21: The only way you can pass the exam is learning hard.
=> Only by …
Question 22: I only watch television if I don’t have anything else to do.
=> Only when …
Question 23: There was a great castle directly in front of them.
=> Directly in front …
Question 24: Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday and his sister’s either.
=> Bob didn’t remember his mother’s birthday, nor …
Question 25: They managed to get our attention only by shouting and waving their arms.
=> Only by …
Question 26: This restaurant rarely gets so crowded.
=> Rarely …
Question 27: You will only understand him if you speak French.
=> Only if …
Question 28: I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.
=> Barely
Question 29: Harvard is one of the best universities in the world.
=> One …
Question 30: The lion which was lying under the tree was one of the biggest one I had ever seen.
=> Under …