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Additional exercises

Inversion UNITS 119-120

15 Make new sentences with a similar meaning. In the new sentences the verb should come before
the subject (inversion), and the sentences should begin with one of the following words or
phrases.
Barely Had In no way Little Never before Only by Only when
Rarely Should So eager Such Were
1 If Mr Morgan were still head teacher, he would not permit such bad behaviour.
Were Mr Morgan still head, teacher, He would, not permit swdi bad, behaviour.
2 I had never tasted such a wonderful combination of flavours before.
3 Keith certainly can't be held responsible for the accident.
4 It is very unusual for a military campaign to have been fought with so little loss of life.
5 People were so ignorant of the disease at the time, that sufferers were simply told to go to
bed and rest.
6 If you should change your mind, there will always be a job for you here.
7 The researchers only realised that they had made an error in their calculations when the
findings had been published.
8 Julia wanted so much to move away from Newtown that she sold her house for much less
than it was worth.
9 If Australia had been beaten, Taylor would certainly have resigned as captain.
10 I didn't think that one day I'd be appearing in films rather than just watching them.
11 He had only just walked into the house when the telephone rang.
12 The archaeologists had only discovered the secret chamber in the tomb by chance.

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