Ch 6

Inversion & Emphasis

Negative adverbials · so/such inversion · only-fronting

Exercise 1
Choose the inversion
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
So tired _____ that she fell asleep on the bus.
2
_____ the storm that all flights were cancelled.
3
Only after the match _____ how tired I was.
4
In the corner _____ an old piano.
5
_____ you require assistance, please ask.
6
Not until I got home _____ I had lost my keys.
7
So quickly _____ that nobody could catch him.
8
Little _____ that the party was for her.
Exercise 2
Key word transformation
6 points
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. 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 .
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