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Ch 6

Inversion: Only, Little, So and Such

Only when I read it did I… · Not until later… · Little did she know · So nervous was she… · On the hill stood…

Exercise 1
Choose the correct form
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
Only when the film ended _____ how late it was.
2
Not until she called _____ that something was wrong.
3
Little _____ that the house was haunted.
4
So loud _____ that the neighbours complained.
5
_____ his anger that he couldn't speak.
6
In the middle of the square _____ a statue of the king.
7
Look — here _____ !
8
Only after the exam _____ relax.
Exercise 2
Rewrite with inversion
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same. Use the word in capitals.
1
She was so nervous that she forgot her lines. (SO) → that she forgot her lines.
2
I only understood when I read the letter. (ONLY) → the letter did I understand.
3
The noise was so loud that we left. (SUCH) → the noise that we left.
4
I didn't realise until later. (NOT) → later did I realise.
5
She had no idea what was happening. (LITTLE) → what was happening.
6
A large oak tree stood on the hill. (STOOD) → On the hill .