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Negative inversion
Ex1 Put these adverbials in the first position.
1. She rarely smiles at me.
2. I hadn't known her until he told me.
3. You will hardly finish you work before it's dark.
4. You can buy this book only in this shop.
5. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school
6. She has never seen such a beautiful sight
7. This rich man seldom helps the poor
8. She never in life felt happy
9. People did not discover AIDS until 1981
10.Martin had no sooner sat down than the phone rang
11.The lost child could be found nowhere
12.I got no help from him
13.He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me
14.He never smokes in bed
15.She has made good progress only within two months
16.You should not travel alone under any circumstances
17.It is hot enough to sit outside only in Summer
18.It is seldom wise to say too much about oneself
19.He found a job nowhere after he had graduated from college
20.I know little about computer
21.She no longer wasted time chattering with her friends.


22.He not only spent all his money but he even borrowed some from
me.
23.She had not gone to bed until her farther got home from work.
24.They had hardly begun the meeting when the police attacked them
25.Mr. William no longer works in this factory.
26.They seldom missed a football match when they were here.

27.I can never remember his name.
28.The director hardly ever gets angry.
29.I had no sooner got home than my friend came.
Answer
Put these adverbials in the first position.
1. Rarely does she smile at me.
2. Not until he told me had I known her .
3. Hardly will you finish you work before it's dark.
4. Only in this shop can you can buy this book
5. No longer is teacher teaching in this school
6. Never has she seen such a beautiful sight
7. Seldom does this rich man help the poor
8. Never in life did she feel happy
9. Not until 1981 did people discover AIDS
10.No sooner had Martin sat down than the phone rang
11.Nowhere could the lost child be found
12.No help did I get from him
13.Not only did he refuse to help me but he also laughed at me
14.Never does he smoke in bed
15.Only within two months has she made good progress
16.Not under any circumstances should you travel alone
17.Only in Summer is it hot enough to sit outside
18.Seldom is it wise to say too much about oneself
19.Nowhere did he find a job after he had graduated from college
20.Little do I know about computer
21.No longer does she waste time chattering with her friends.
22.Not only did he spend all his money but he even borrowed some
from me.
23.Until her father got home from work had she not gone to bed

24.Hardly had they begun the meeting when the police attacked them
25.No longer does Mr. William work in this factory.
26.Seldom did they miss a football match when they were here.
27.Never can I remember his name.
28.Hardly does the director ever get angry.
29.No sooner had I got home than my fried came.
Ex2 Write the sentences, using hardly…when and no sooner .than
1. Hardly/ it stop raining /the farmers/ resumed/ work.
……………………………………………………………………
2. Hardly/ the performance begun/when/ lights went out.
…………………………………………………………….
3. Hardly/ I closed/eyes/ the telephone rang.
……………………………………………………………….
4.Hardly/ I closed eyes/ I begin /to imagine/ most fantastic shapes.
……………………………………………………………….
5.Hardly/ I arrived/ I have /a new problem/ cope.
………………………………………………………………….
6. Hardly/ I come/ I go/again.
…………………………………………………………….
7. No sooner/ he come/ visit/family than/ embarked/ the way/ the front.
……………………………………………………………………….
8. No sooner/ he earned/money/ he spent it.
……………………………………………………………………
9. No sooner/ I closed door/ someone start/ knocking it.
………………………………………………………..
10. No sooner/ she agreed/ marry him/ she begin/ have serious doubts.
………………………………………………………………
11. No sooner /I heard/ news/ I hasten/ to/post.
………………………………………………………….

12. No sooner/ he drunk/coffee/ he begin/ feel drowsy
…………………………………………………………..
Answer
1. Hardly had it stopped raining when the farmers resumed their work.
2. Hardly had the performance begun when the lights went out.
3. Hardly had I closed my eyes when the telephone rang.
4. Hardly had I closed my eyes when I began to imagine the most
fantastic shapes.
5.Hardly had I arrived when I had a new problem to cope with.
6. Hardly had I come when I went again
7. No sooner had he come to visit his family than embarked on the way
to the front
8. No sooner had he earned any money than she spent it.


9. No sooner had I closed the door than someone started knocking it.
10. No sooner had she agreed to marry him than she began to have
serious doubts.
11. No sooner had I heard the news than I hastened to post.
12. No sooner had he drunk the coffee than he began to feel drowsy.
Ex3
1. " This store has such high prices"
"I agree. Never again………here"
A. I will shop B. will I shop
C. I do shop
D. shop I
2. " Is this machine often in need of repair?"
" No. ………………..problems to arise."
A. Seldom don't we expect
B. We expect seldom C. Seldom we

expect
D. Seldom do we expect
3. " I can't see the stage very well from here."
"……….."
A. Neither can't I
Neither I can
C. I can't neither
D.
Neither can I
4. Not until the early 1900s………….to vote in the United States
A. women were allowed
B. were women allowed C. they allowed
women
D. when women were allowed
5. Only recently…….a favorite
sport in the United States.
A. has jogging become
B. has become jogging C. when jogging
became
D. as jogging has become
6. " This is one of the oldest trees in the worrld."
"………….such a big tree."
A. Never I have seen
B. I haven't never seen
C. Never have I seen
D. I have seen never.
7. " What happened to Jean's new car?"
" No sooner………….it than someone ran into her."
A. had she bought B. she bought
C. did she bought

D. she had
bought
8. " I would like to apply for the sales position you advertised"
" I'm sorry . No longer………………. .applications for that position"
A. are taking we B. we are taking
C. are we taking
D. we
taking
9. Amoebas reproduce by dividing……………..
A. and other protozoans
B. as do other protozoans C. other
protozoans do too D. similar other protozoans.
10. …………….a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and
Mexico City.
A. Nowhere there is
B. Nowhere is
C. Nowhere is there
D. Nowhere there isn't
11. No sooner _______ the corner than the wheel came off.


A. the van turned B. did the van turn C. the van had turn D. had the van
turned
12. No longer .............any pleasure to do this job.
A. do I have
B. don't I have
C. I have
D. I do have
13. Tom stops smokes.
A. Tom smoke any longer.

B. Any longer Tom
smokes.
C. No longer does Tom smoke.
D. Tom does not smoke
no longer.
14. John rarely goes to church on Sundays.
A. Rarely goes John to church on Sundays.
B. Rarely does John
goes to church on Sundays.
C. Rarely John goes to church on Sundays.
D. Rarely does John
go to church on Sundays.
15. He no longer lived in the countryside.
A. No longer did he live in the countryside any more. B. No longer has
he lived in the countryside.
C. No longer does he live in the countryside.
D. No longer did
he live in the countryside
16 .He didn’t realize who he was until later.
A. Only later did he realize who he was. B. Only later he realized who he
was.
C. Only later did he realized who he was. D. A & C are correct.
17.He had hardly put down the phone when his wife rang back.
A. Hardly he had put down the phone when his wife rang back.
B. Hardly had he put down the phone when his wife rang back.
C. Hardly did he have put down the phone when his wife rang back.
D. B & C are correct
Answer
1. " This store has such high prices"
"I agree. Never again………here"

A. I will shop B. will I shop
C. I do shop
D. shop I
2. " Is this machine often in need of repair?"
" No. ………………..problems to arise."
A. Seldom don't we expect
B. We expect seldom C. Seldom we
expect
D. Seldom do we expect
3. " I can't see the stage very well from here."
"……….."
A. Neither can't I
Neither I can
C. I can't neither
D.
Neither can I
4. Not until the early 1900s………….to vote in the United States


A. women were allowed
B. were women allowed C. they
allowed women
D. when women were allowed
5. Only recently…….a favorite
sport in the United States.
A. has jogging become
B. has become jogging C. when jogging
became
D. as jogging has become
6. " This is one of the oldest trees in the worrld."

"………….such a big tree."
A. Never I have seen
B. I haven't never seen
C. Never have I
seen D. I have seen never.
7. " What happened to Jean's new car?"
" No sooner………….it than someone ran into her."
A. had she bought B. she bought
C. did she bought
D. she had
bought
8. " I would like to apply for the sales position you advertised"
" I'm sorry . No longer………………. .applications for that position"
A. are taking we B. we are taking
C. are we taking
D. we
taking
9. Amoebas reproduce by dividing……………..
A. and other protozoans
B. as do other protozoans C. other
protozoans do too D. similar other protozoans.
10. …………….a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and
Mexico City.
A. Nowhere there is
B. Nowhere is
C. Nowhere is there
D. Nowhere there isn't
11. No sooner _______ the corner than the wheel came off.
A. the van turned B. did the van turn C. the van had turn D. had the
van turned

12. No longer .............any pleasure to do this job.
A. do I have
B. do n't I have C. I have
D. I do have
13. Tom stops smokes.
A. Tom smoke any longer.
B. Any longer Tom
smokes.
C. No longer does Tom smoke.
D. Tom does not smoke
no longer.
14. John rarely goes to church on Sundays.
A. Rarely goes John to church on Sundays.
B. Rarely does John
goes to church on Sundays.
C. Rarely John goes to church on Sundays.
D. Rarely does John
go to church on Sundays.
15. He no longer lived in the countryside.
A. No longer did he live in the countryside any more. B. No longer has
he lived in the countryside.


C. No longer does he live in the countryside.
D. No longer did
he live in the countryside
16 .He didn’t realize who he was until later.
A. Only later did he realize who he was. B. Only later he realized who
he was.
C. Only later did he realized who he was. D. A & C are correct.

17.He had hardly put down the phone when his wife rang back.
A. Hardly he had put down the phone when his wife rang back.
B. Hardly had he put down the phone when his wife rang back.
C. Hardly did he have put down the phone when his wife rang back.
D. B & C are correct
Ex 4 Write the sentences,
1. At no time/ he sober from dawn/dusk yesterday.
…………………………………………….
2. Never before/ history have there been such rapid changes/ at/ present
moment.
………………………………………………….
3. Reraly/ we go there/ the evening.
……………………….
4. Only/ moment ago//I learn/ good news.
…………………………………
5. Seldom/ my little brother stay/ late.
………………………………
6. Never/ all my life have /seen such/ wonderful sight.
……………………………………………………
7. Seldom/ they/ eat out/evening/last year.
……………………………………
8. No longer/ Mrs. Aldam /live/ here.
…………………….
9. Little/ he/ try/ study/when/ school boy.
……………………………………….
10. Rarely/ we go/ mopvies/ these days
…………………………….
11. Never/ I watch/ american films.
……………………
Answer

1. At no time was he sober from dawn to dusk yesterday.
2. Never before in history have there been such rapid changes as at the
present moment.
3. Rarely do we go there in the evening.
4. Only a moment ago did I learn the good news.


5. Seldom does my little brother stay up late.
6. Never in all my life have I seen such a wonderful sight.
7. Seldom did they eat out in the evening last year.
8. No longer does Mrs. Aldam live here.
9. Little did he try to study when a school boy.
10. Rarely have we gone to movies these days
11. Never do I watch American films.
Ex 5
1. I only recognized him when he came into light.
Not until ……………………………………..…………………………
2. You can only get dishes and bowls with this design in Poland.
Only ……………………………
3. We didn't discover the mistake until much later.
Not …………………………….
4. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my parents
meant to me.
Not
until ..............................................................................................................
......
5. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.Not until ....................................................................
6. They recruited very few young engineers.
Hardly .........................................................................................................
.

7. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time …………………………………………………………..
8. He forgot about the bag until he got home.
Not until .................................................
9. John understood very little what the teacher said –
Hardly....
10. When the film started , I realized that I had seen it before .
Only after …………………………………………..
Answer
1. Not until he came into light did I recognize him.
2.Only in Poland can you get dishes and bowls with this design.
3.Not until much later did we discover the mistake.
4. Not until I left home did I realize how much my parents meant to me.
5. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.
6.Hardly any young engineers were recruited.
7 .At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone
had stolen the money


8.Not until he got home did he remember about the bag.
9. Hardly did John understand what the teacher said .
10. Only after the film started did I realize that I had seen it before .