EXERCISE 3
I. 1. _____ that I was speaking to someone as important as Professor Sims.
a) Little have I known b) Little did I know
c) Little I knew d)
I knew little
2. In no way _____________ question his honesty, although I think that
he made some wrong decisions.
a) did I ever b) I ever did
c) had I ever d) I had ever
3. Hardly ________we were told that it would soon be time for lunch.
a) we had finished breakfast that
b) had we finished breakfast that
c) had we finished breakfast when
d) we had finished breakfast when
4. At no time before I accepted the job _________ that I would have to do so much travelling around the country.
a) did they told b) I was told
c) I had been told d) was I told
5. Not since the 1960s ______ attended an anti-war demonstration in London.
a)
so many people have
b) have so many people
c) did so many people have
d) had so many people had
6. Hardly _____________________ we were told that we needed to pack up to head to the bus.
we had finished breakfast when
we had finished breakfast that
had we finished breakfast when
had we finished breakfast that
7. In no way ___________________ question her ability to pass the exam, although I do believe she should have prepared better.
had I ever
I had ever
did I ever
I ever did
8. _______________________ that I was going to be driving cross country to deliver a puppy to my brother.
Little did I know
I knew little
Little have I known
Little I knew
9. Not since the third grade _______________ excited about a birthday party.
have I seen so many people
so many people I have
did so many people I have
had so many people I had
10. At no time _____________ that I would have to park in the far lot due to a construction project.
I was told
I had been told
was I told
did they told
II. Q1 - No sooner ____ than I realised what was going on.
had I arrived
I had arrived
Q2 - Not until ...
had I got home, I remembered.
I had got home, I remembered.
I had got home, did I remember.
Q3 - Just as _____ leaving, the phone rang.
I was
was I
Q4 - Only by calling them every hour of the day _____ to get what I wanted.
did I manage
I managed
Q5 - Since ____ known her, we've never argued.
I have
have I
Q6 - Seldom _____ seen such a mess.
I have
have I
Q7 - Only when ...
I phoned did I hear what had happened.
did I phone I heard what had happened.
I phoned I heard had what happened.
Q8 - So ____ said, so little done.
was much
much was
Q9 - So good ____ that he got the highest grade possible.
his marks were
were his marks
Q10 - Never ____ heard such an appalling speech.
I have
have I
III. 1. Under no circumstances ... a word about this to anybody.
you will say
you should say
should you say
you say
say
2. ..., I would resign.
You were I
Were I you
If I am you
You became me
If I hadn't been you
3. ... me again, please phone me.
Should you need
If you needed
Do you need
Can you need
Ought you to need
4. Little ... about our most immediate future.
we knew
we had known
we should know
did we know
if we knew
5. No sooner ... the whole truth ... I came home.
I discovered, than
I discovered, when
did I discover, when
did I discover, than
I discovered, that
6. He ... me home, but ... me that he wanted to see me again.
no only took, did he also tell
did not only take, did he also tell
did not only take, he also told
not only took, did he also tell
not only took, he also told
7. So happy ... I arranged a party.
I was that
were I that
was I that
I was when
Were I when
8. Never before ... so humiliated.
I had felt
had I felt
I will feel
I think I will feel
I don't think I will feel
9. At no time ... frightened.
being
I will be
I have been
was I
I could have been
10. ... sat on the grass ... it started to rain heavily.
Had we hardly, when
We had hardly, that
We had hardly, when
Had we hardly, that
We didn't have hardly, when
IV. 1. Only by saving money____ a house.
a. he buys b.
he can buy
c. can he buy d. buy she
2. Choose the correct inverted form.
a. Into the room came the teachers
b. Not only lazy she is but she is naughty
c. No sooner had he drunk a cup of coffee than he asked another.
d. A and C are correct
3. Not only__________ beautiful but she is graceful as well.
a. did she b. she was c. is she dd. she is
4. No sooner______ than he begins to be washed.
a. is a human being born
b. was a human being born
c. a human being born
d. a human being had been born
5. Over there__ the shop that sells souvenirs.
a. is b. are c. has d. have
Name_________________________________________________________
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