5. Advanced • Level 3

Inversion

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Inversion

Definition

When we start a sentence with a Negative Adverb (Never, Rarely, Seldom) for emphasis, we change the word order.

Formula

Negative Adverb + AUXILIARY + Subject + Verb.

Examples

Normal: "I have *never* seen this."
Inversion: "*Never* have I seen this."

Normal: "We *rarely* go out."
Inversion: "*Rarely* do we go out."

📋 Practice Questions

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1. Never _____ seen such a thing.

Ahave I
BI have
Cdid I
DI did

2. Rarely _____ out.

Ado we go
Bwe go
Cgo we
Ddid we go

3. Not only _____ beautiful, but she is smart.

Ashe is
Bis she
Cdoes she
Dshe does

4. Under no circumstances _____ you open this.

Ashould
Byou should
Cshould you
Dyou shall

5. Little _____ know regarding the truth.

Adid he
Bhe did
Che knew
Dknew he

6. Seldom _____ such kindness.

Aone sees
Bsees one
Cdoes one see
Done does see

7. No sooner _____ arrived than he left.

Ahad I
BI had
Cdid I
DI did

8. Only then _____ I understand.

Adid
Bdo
Chave
Dhad

9. Hardly _____ started when it rained.

Ahad we
Bwe had
Cdid we
Dwe did

10. On no account _____ be disturbed.

Amust I
BI must
Cshould I
DI should