Ex1: Rewrite the following using inversions.
1. I shall never forget her in my life.
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2. She was so beautiful that many people wanted to make friends with her.
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3. I can finish this work on time only if you help me.
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4. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
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5. She is not only beautiful but she can also study well.
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6. If they had asked I would have had to tell them.
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7. Our team didn’t manage to assert its superiority till the end of the match.
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8. Sheila hardly ever opens her mouth at staff meeting.
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9. The captain allowed himself to celebrate his team victory only when the last competitors had completed the course.
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10. If Mr. Morgan were still head teacher, he wouldn’t permit such bad behavior.
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Ex2: Rewrite the following beginning with the words provided.
1. The hurricane winds were so strong that no building in the town escaped damage.
=> So strong ................................................................................................
2. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out the meeting.
=> Not until.. ................................................................................................
3. He never suspected that she was a witched.
=> At no time ................................................................................................
4. Harry broke his leg and also injured his shoulder.
=> Not only... .................................................................................................
5. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
=> Hardly .......................................................................................................
6. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me ?
=> Should ......................................................................................................
7. The money is not to be paid under any circumstances.
=> Under no cricumstances .............................................................................
8. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
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9. You won’t find fossils like this anywhere else.
=> Nowhere else...... ........................................................................................
10. It was only when I stopped that I realized that something was wrong.
=> Only when ................................................................................................
Ex3: Use the following words to write meaningful sentences.
1. Only by/ practice/ everyday / you/ become/ good guitarist.
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2. No sooner / I / enter / room/ it / begin / rain.
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3. Neither / there / excitement / entertainment / small old town.
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4. So / afraid / the child/ that / hid / behind / sofa.
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5. Not only / Jean / first prize / also / offer / a promotion.
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6. Only when / turn / the light / we / notice / the hole in the ceiling.
7. Seldom / swans / see / this stretch of the river.
8. At no time/ they / actually break / rule / game.