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.

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

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 15: Not only ______ late, but also he forgot his textbooks.

A. did he turn up

B. he did turn up

C. turn up did he

D. up did he turn

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

TV/ bring/ not only/ information/ but also/ entertainment.

A. TV bring not only information but also entertainment.

B. TV is bring not only information but also entertainment.

C. TV brings not only information but also entertainment.

D. TV doesn’t bring only information but also entertainment.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He is one of the most______bosses I have ever worked with. He behaves rudely to not only me but also others in the staff.

A. communicative

B. thoughtful

C. attentive

D. impolite

BÀI TẬP DẠNG ĐẢO NGỮ:
 

1.     Not only…………………………………………..

a.     he refused to help me but he also made  fun of  me

b.     did he refuse to help me but he made fun of me also

c.      did he refuse to help me but he also made fun of me

d.     he did refuse to help me but also made fun of me

2.     ………………………..had she open the cupboard than she stood in front of it petrified

a.     No sooner            b.As soon as              c. Hardly                   d.The fact

3.     …………………….with enough life-boats she wouldn’t have caused so heavy casualties

a.     Were the Titanic to be equiped

b.     The Titanic were to be equiped

c.      The Titanic was to be equiped

d.     Had the Titanic been equiped

4.     It was not until the doctors asked him to comment on his death……………recognised their craziness

a.     when he    b.and he      c. that he          d.he

5.     George would certainly have attended the meeting…………………

a.     if he didn’t get a flat tire

b.     if the flat tire hadn’t happened

c.       had he not had a flat tire

d.      had the tire not flatterned itselt

6.     ………………………..received law degrees as today

a.     Never so many women have

b.     Never have so many women

c.      The women aren’t ever

d.     Women who have never

7.     ……………..during his dinner with us

a.     Not did my grandfather say single word

b.     Not said a single word did my grandfather

c.      Not my grandfather said a single word

d.     Not a single word did my grandfather say

8.     There is no water on the moon , nor …………………..an atmosphere around it

a.     there is    b. it is        c. there is not          d.is there

9.     …………………the  work when his wife came in with two policemen

a.     Had he hardly finished

b.     Had hardly he finished

c.      Hardly he had finished

d.     Hardly had he finished

10.                        Not until the first land plants developed………………

a.     land   animals  appeared

b.      did land animals appear

c.      would land animals appear

d.     the land animals appeared

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question. He said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area. But then he denied that.

A. Having denied his company's damage, he took responsibility for it.

B. He denied having damaged to his company's area.

C. He denied having taken responsibility for the damage to his company's area.

D. He denied having said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area.

15) She sings beautifully and plays the piano well.

A.Not only does she sing beautifully but she also plays the piano well

B.Not only she sings beautifully but she also plays the piano well

C.Not only does she sing beautifully but does she also play the piano well

D.Not only she does sing beautifully but she also does play the piano well

16) It was the dog that __________in the garden.

A.hit B.was hit C.hitting D.to hit

* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

17) Both Tom with Ann were late for class

A B C D

18) Mai is no only beautiful but also intelligent.

A B C D

19) Both Lan and Minh is good students.

A B C D

20) Neither James or his brother have become to Paris.

A B C D

B. Suply the correct form and tense of the verb in the parentheses.

C. Combine wo sentences into one, using both … and …, not only … but also, either… or …, neither … nor…

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D. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.

1. He didn’t write. He didn’t phone

@ He neither ………………………………..

2. The hotel wasn’t clean.And it wasn’t comfortable

@ The hotel was ……………………………..

3. It was a very boring film. It was very long, too

@ It was both ………………………………..

* Cleft sentences in the passive:

4. Fred gave Mary the money

It was Mary ……………… …….....................by Fred.

5. We gave Martha a birthday present yesterday

It was Martha ………………………………........by us.

6. The teacher has told the students an interesting story

It is the students ……………………………….

7. I showed my friends all of the photographs

It was my friends ………………………….......

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area. But then he denied that.

A. Having denied his company's damage, he took responsibility for it. 

B. He denied having damaged to his company's area. 

C. He denied having taken responsibility for the damage to his company's area. 

D. He denied having said that he would take responsibility for his company's damage to the area.