Exercise 1 Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence

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.

1. 
   we had finished breakfast when
   
2. 
   we had finished breakfast that
   
3. 
   had we finished breakfast when
   
4. 
   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.

1. 
   had I ever
   
2. 
   I had ever
   
3. 
   did I ever
   
4. 
   I ever did
   

8. _______________________ that I was going to be driving cross country to deliver a puppy to my brother.

1. 
   Little did I know
   
2. 
   I knew little
   
3. 
   Little have I known
   
4. 
   Little I knew
   

9. Not since the third grade _______________ excited about a birthday party.

1. 
   have I seen so many people
   
2. 
   so many people I have
   
3. 
   did so many people I have
   
4. 
   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.

1. 
   I was told
   
2. 
   I had been told
   
3. 
   was I told
   
4. 
   did they told
   

II. Q1 - No sooner ____ than I realised what was going on.

1. 
   had I arrived
   
2. 
   I had arrived
   

Q2 - Not until ...

1. 
   had I got home, I remembered.
   
2. 
   I had got home, I remembered.
   
3. 
   I had got home, did I remember.
   

Q3 - Just as _____ leaving, the phone rang.

1. 
   I was
   
2. 
   was I
   

Q4 - Only by calling them every hour of the day _____ to get what I wanted.

1. 
   did I manage
   
2. 
   I managed
   

Q5 - Since ____ known her, we've never argued.

1. 
   I have
   
2. 
   have I
   

Q6 - Seldom _____ seen such a mess.

1. 
   I have
   
2. 
   have I
   

Q7 - Only when ...

1. 
   I phoned did I hear what had happened.
   
2. 
   did I phone I heard what had happened.
   
3. 
   I phoned I heard had what happened.
   

Q8 - So ____ said, so little done.

1. 
   was much
   
2. 
   much was
   

Q9 - So good ____ that he got the highest grade possible.

1. 
   his marks were
   
2. 
   were his marks
   

Q10 - Never ____ heard such an appalling speech.

1. 
   I have
   
2. 
   have I
   

III. 1. Under no circumstances ... a word about this to anybody.

1. 
   you will say
   
2. 
   you should say
   
3. 
   should you say
   
4. 
   you say
   
5. 
   say
   

2. ..., I would resign.

1. 
   You were I
   
2. 
   Were I you
   
3. 
   If I am you
   
4. 
   You became me
   
5. 
   If I hadn't been you
   

3. ... me again, please phone me.

1. 
   Should you need
   
2. 
   If you needed
   
3. 
   Do you need
   
4. 
   Can you need
   
5. 
   Ought you to need
   

4. Little ... about our most immediate future.

1. 
   we knew
   
2. 
   we had known
   
3. 
   we should know
   
4. 
   did we know
   
5. 
   if we knew
   

5. No sooner ... the whole truth ... I came home.

1. 
   I discovered, than
   
2. 
   I discovered, when
   
3. 
   did I discover, when
   
4. 
   did I discover, than
   
5. 
   I discovered, that
   

6. He ... me home, but ... me that he wanted to see me again.

1. 
   no only took, did he also tell
   
2. 
   did not only take, did he also tell
   
3. 
   did not only take, he also told
   
4. 
   not only took, did he also tell
   
5. 
   not only took, he also told
   

7. So happy ... I arranged a party.

1. 
   I was that
   
2. 
   were I that
   
3. 
   was I that
   
4. 
   I was when
   
5. 
   Were I when
   

8. Never before ... so humiliated.

1. 
   I had felt
   
2. 
   had I felt
   
3. 
   I will feel
   
4. 
   I think I will feel
   
5. 
   I don't think I will feel
   

9. At no time ... frightened.

1. 
   being
   
2. 
   I will be
   
3. 
   I have been
   
4. 
   was I
   
5. 
   I could have been
   

10. ... sat on the grass ... it started to rain heavily.

1. 
   Had we hardly, when
   
2. 
   We had hardly, that
   
3. 
   We had hardly, when
   
4. 
   Had we hardly, that
   
5. 
   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


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