Exercise 1. Are the following sentences correct or not? If the sentence is correct,put a tick. If not, underline the mistake and correct it.
1. Not only he twisted his ankle but he also dropped his wallet.
2. Look, there go the children on their way to school.
3. Only recently have scientists discovered a cure for certain types of leukaemia.
4. "I'd rather have a walk in the morning." — "So I would."
5. Down in the valley did a fertile-looking vineyard lie.
6. Not until do you grow up, we will let you live independently.
7. Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
8. Everybody didn't believe what she said, and neither didn't I.
9. Right through the underwater tunnel swam she.
10. Such the force of the earthquake it was that the whole village has been devastated.
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence by using the phrases from the box.
No sooner little not only had only by Only then such as should scarcely On no account were at no point not until |
1. ____________ are passengers allowed to carry more than two pieces of hand luggage.
2. ____________ had the alarm gone off when the police cars arrived.
3. ____________I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was.
4. I thought, ____________did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over.
5. ____________was the media interest in the wedding that there were over a dozen photographers.
6. ____________during the party did anyone mention that Peter and Julie were getting married.
7. ____________you to pay the full amount, there would be a ten percent discount.
8. ____________had it stopped raining than the sun came out.
9. ____________protecting its habitat can we hope to save the species.
10. ____________did the passengers know that the driver was an undercover police officer.
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
1. The substance is so toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times. => SO
2. A boy sat on the fence looking lost and alone.
=> On
3. No matter what happens, Jane will never forgive Mark for what he did.
=>Under
4. If everybody in this country contributed one euro, the charity would reach its target. =>Were
5. I saw Owen last week and I realized then how much weight he had lost. =>Only when
6. It is the first time a book has moved me so much. =>Never before
7. The demands of an astronauts body are so great that above - average physical fitness is required. =>Such
8. We'd never have trusted him with our money if we'd known the truth. =>Had
9. Monica won first prize and she was offered a promotion too. =>Not only
10. The twins started screaming the minute the aeroplane took off. =>No sooner
1. Not only he twisted his ankle but he also dropped his wallet.
Not only did he twist his anke but... (đảo ngữ với từ phủ định đầu câu)
2. Look, there go the children on their way to school.
Look, there are going the children on their way to school. (động từ chỉ trạng thái của sự chú ý đến sự việc đang diễn ra => chia ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)
3. Only recently have scientists discovered a cure for certain types of leukaemia. ✔
4. "I'd rather have a walk in the morning." — "So I would."
So would I.
5. Down in the valley did a fertile-looking vineyard lie
Down in the valley lied a fertile-looking vineyard.
6. Not until do you grow up, we will let you live independently.
Not until you grow up will we let you live independently. (đảo ngữ ở vế chính)
7. Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
8. Everybody didn't believe what she said, and neither didn't I.
Everybody didn't believe what she said, and neither did I.
9. Right through the underwater tunnel swam she. ✔
10. Such the force of the earthquake it was that the whole village has been devastated.
Such the force of the earthquake was it that the whole village has been devastated.
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence by using the phrases from the box.
1. _______On no account _____ are passengers allowed to carry more than two pieces of hand luggage.
2. _____Scarcely_______ had the alarm gone off when the police cars arrived.
3. ____Not until___ I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was.
4. I thought, ____________did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over. - đề có vấn đề?
5. _____Such_______was the media interest in the wedding that there were over a dozen photographers.
6. ______At no point______during the party did anyone mention that Peter and Julie were getting married.
7. ______Were ______you to pay the full amount, there would be a ten percent discount.
8. _____No sooner_______had it stopped raining than the sun came out.
9. _____Only by_______protecting its habitat can we hope to save the species.
10. _____ Little_______did the passengers know that the driver was an undercover police officer.
1. The substance is so toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times. => So toxic is the substance that ...
2. A boy sat on the fence looking lost and alone.
=> On the fence sat a boy loooking lost and alone.
3. No matter what happens, Jane will never forgive Mark for what he did.
=>Under no circumstances will Jane forgive Mark for what he did.
4. If everybody in this country contributed one euro, the charity would reach its target. => Were everybody in this country to contribute one euro, the charity would reach its target.
5. I saw Owen last week and I realized then how much weight he had lost. => Only when I saw Owen last week did I realize how much weight he had lost.
6. It is the first time a book has moved me so much. =>Never before has a book moved me so much.
7. The demands of an astronauts body are so great that above - average physical fitness is required. => Such were the great demands of an astraunauts that above - average physical fitness is required.
8. We'd never have trusted him with our money if we'd known the truth. => Had we known the truth, we'd never have trusted him.
9. Monica won first prize and she was offered a promotion too. => Not only did Monica won the first prize but she was also offered a promotion.
10. The twins started screaming the minute the aeroplane took off. => No sooner had the aeroplane taken off did the twins start screaming.
