It was not until .....that
1. I didn't like chocolate until I went to university
-> It was not until ..............
2. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30
-> It was not until ..............
3. She wasn't allowed to open her presents until her birthday
-> It was not until ..............
4. We didn't have any holidays until last summer
-> It was not until ..............
5. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24
-> It was not until ..............
1. It was not until I went to university that I liked chocolate
2. It was not until 2.30 that someone could leave the stadium
3. It was not until her birthday that she was allowed to open her presents
4. It was not until last summer that we had some holidays
5. It was not until the age of 24 that she stopped learning German
1.No one could leave the stadiumuntil 2.30.
=>It was not until..........................................
=>Not until.......................................................
2.She were not allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
=>It was not until.........................................
=>Not until....................................
3.We did not have any holiday until last summer.
=>It was not until..................................................
=>Not until...................................
4.She did not stop learning German until the age of 24.
=>It was not until ............................................
=>Not until...........................................
5.I could not finsh my project until Mark helped me.
=>It was not until..............................
=>Not until.........................................
6.I did not sleep until midnight.
=>It was not until..........................................
=>Not until...................................
7.They did not pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
=>It was not until......................................
=>Not until............................................
8.I could comment further until I had all the information.
=>It was not until....................................
=>Not until..........................................
1.No one could leave the stadiumuntil 2.30.
=>It was not until......2.30 that someone could leave the stadium............
=>Not until......2.30 could someone leave the stadium ..........
2.She were not allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
=>It was not until.......her birthday that she was allowed to opne her presents .......
=>Not until............her birthday was she allowed to opne her presents ........................
3.We did not have any holiday until last summer.
=>It was not until.......last summer that we had some holiday .......
=>Not until........last summer did we have some holiday ........
4.She did not stop learning German until the age of 24.
=>It was not until ..........the age of 24 that she stopped learning German ........
=>Not until.......the age of 24 did she stop learning German ...........
5.I could not finsh my project until Mark helped me.
=>It was not until.............Mark helped me that I could finish my project .................
=>Not until..........Mark helped me could I finish my project .......
6.I did not sleep until midnight.
=>It was not until......midnight that I slept ............
=>Not until...............midnight did I sleep ....................
7.They did not pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
=>It was not until.......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill ...........
=>Not until.......the electricity was cut off did they pay the bill .......
8.I could comment further until I had all the information.
=>It was not until.............I had all the information that I could comment further .......................
=>Not until.....I had all the information could I comment further ..........
1.No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.
=>It was not until......2.30 that someone could leave the stadium............
=>Not until......2.30 could someone leave the stadium ..........
2.She were not allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
=>It was not until.......her birthday that she was allowed to open her presents .......
=>Not until............her birthday was she allowed to open her presents ........................
3.We did not have any holiday until last summer.
=>It was not until.......last summer that we had some holiday .......
=>Not until........last summer did we have some holiday ........
4.She did not stop learning German until the age of 24.
=>It was not until ..........the age of 24 that she stopped learning German ........
=>Not until.......the age of 24 did she stop learning German ...........
5.I could not finish my project until Mark helped me.
=>It was not until.............Mark helped me that I could finish my project .................
=>Not until..........Mark helped me could I finish my project .......
6.I did not sleep until midnight.
=>It was not until......midnight that I slept ............
=>Not until...............midnight did I sleep ....................
7.They did not pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
=>It was not until.......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill ...........
=>Not until.......the electricity was cut off did they pay the bill .......
8.I could comment further until I had all the information.
=>Not until.....I had all the information could I comment further ..........
1) Mary did not stop working in the garden until her face was hot and red.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
2) He did not reunite with his family until 1975.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
3) I did not know anything about that flower until I saw it in a fair.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
4) She did not start working until her child was five.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
5) I did not go to bed until I finished watching TV.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
6) The Titanic was not lifted to shore until 1998.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
7) She did not publish her first novel until she was 54.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
8) He did not know how to use a computer until he started working for the company.
It was not until ...
Not until ...
1) Mary did not stop working in the garden until her face was hot and red.
It was not until .mary's face was hot and red that she stopped working in the garden..
Not until .mary's face was hot and red did she stop working in the garden..
2) He did not reunite with his family until 1975.
It was not until .1975 that he reunited with his family..
Not until .1975 did he reunited with his family..
3) I did not know anything about that flower until I saw it in a fair.
It was not until .i saw it in a fair that i knew something about that flower..
Not until ..I saw it in a fair did i know something about that flower.
4) She did not start working until her child was five.
It was not until .her child was five that she started working..
Not until .her child was five did she start working..
5) I did not go to bed until I finished watching TV.
It was not until ..i finished watching tv that i went to bed.
Not until ..i finished watching tv did i go to bed.
6) The Titanic was not lifted to shore until 1998.
It was not until ..1998 that The Titanic was lifted to shore.
Not until ..1998 was The Titanic lifted to shore.
7) She did not publish her first novel until she was 54.
It was not until .she was 54 that she published her first novel..
Not until ..she was 54 did she publish her first novel.
8) He did not know how to use a computer until he started working for the company.
It was not until ..he started working for the company, he knew how to use a computer.
Not until ..he started working for the company did he know how to use a computer.
It was not until...that
1. She didn't recover her confidence until that morning
-> I was not until...........
2. He didn't arrive at the office until half past time
-> It was not until ..............
3. Mary didn't work for the UN until 2004
-> It was not until ..............
4. I didn't know how to ride a bicycle until I was 15
-> It was not until ..............
5. John didn't finish reading my book until last Saturday
-> It was not until ..............
1. It was not until that morning that she recovered her confidence
2. It was not until half past time that he arrived at the office
3. It was not until 2004 that Mary worked for the UN
4. It was not until I was 15 that I knew how to ride a bicycle
5. It was not until last Saturday that John finished reading my book
II. Choose the sentence that is closet in meaning to the one given.
1. She only remembered her appointment with the doctor when she arrived home.
A. It was not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
B. It was not until she arrived home did she remember her appointment with the doctor.
C. Only when she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
D. Not until she arrived home that she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
2. The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.
A. So embarrassing the situation was that she did not know what to do.
B. It was such an embarrassing situation; however, she did not know what to do.
C. She did not know what to do, though it was not an embarrassing situation.
D. So embarrassing was the situation that she did not know what to do.
3. Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
A. With skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.
B. Had it not been for skillful surgery he would have survived the operation.
C. But for skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skillful surgery.
4. Jenny is so creative that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
A. Being creative, we all can rely on Jenny for original ideas.
B. So creative is Jenny that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
C. Creative as Jenny is, we all can rely on her for original ideas.
D. Jenny is such creative girl that we all can rely on her for original ideas.
5. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
A. Only after the money is received do we dispatch goods.
B. After the money is received do we dispatch goods.
C. Only after is the money received we dispatch goods.
D. Only after we dispatch goods is the money received.
1C
2D
3B
4B
5D
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1) She (has) .............. to give the doorman a tip before he would help her with her suitcases. 2) No one (leave) ........... the room until the talk ended. 3) He was the headteacher until he (retire) .......... in 1968. 4) By the time she (realize) ........... she had cancer, it had already spread. 5) We (leave) ............ as soon as Jim gets here. 6) Tom (fall) ............. asleep as soon as he lay down.
1) She (has) ......had had........ to give the doorman a tip before he would help her with her suitcases.
2) No one (leave) ....left....... the room until the talk ended.
3) He was the headteacher until he (retire) .....retired..... in 1968.
4) By the time she (realize) ....realized....... she had cancer, it had already spread.
5) We (leave) .left........... as soon as Jim gets here.
6) Tom (fall) ...........fell.. asleep as soon as he lay down.
It was not until ......that
1. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me
-> It was not until ..............
2. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
-> It was not until ..............
3. I didn't sleep until midnight
-> It was not until ..............
4. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information
-> It was not until ..............
5. He didn't return to his native village until the was ended
-> It was not until ..............
1. It was not until Mark helped me that I finished my project
2. It was not until the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill
3. It was not until midnight that I slept
4. It was not until I had all the information that I could comment further
5. It was not until the war ended that he returned to his native village
1. it was not until she was twenty-nine that Paula decided to get married
=> Paula.........................
2. it was not until the sun had risen that i woke up
=> i...........................
3. it was not until i had showed it to him that Simon realized his mistake
=> Simon...................
4. it was not until the spring came that the ice on the lake thawed
=> the ice................
5. it was not until the building was almost burned down that the firemen arrived
=>the firemen...........
1, Paula didn't decided to get married until she was 29
2, i didn't woked up until the sun had risen
3, Simon didn't realized his mistake until i had showed
4. the ice on the lake didn't thawed until the sprinh came
5, the firemen didn't arrived until the building was almost burned down
Question: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1.It was such lovely party that all of them didn't want to leave until midnight
-The party _____________________________________________________
2.Linh is the only real friend that my daughter has.
-Except_________________________________________________________
3.Susan didn't say anything to the police until she met her lawyer
-It was not until___________________________________________________
1.It was such lovely party that all of them didn't want to leave until midnight
-The party is so lovely that all of them didn't want to leave until midnight.
2.Linh is the only real friend that my daughter has.
-Except Linh, my daughter doesn't have any real friends.
3.Susan didn't say anything to the police until she met her lawyer
-It was not until Susan met her lawyer that she said something to the police .
