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English 18 Public

Negative adverbials etc.

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Correct or incorrect? Little we knew the full extent of his involvement in the crime.

Incorrect. Little did we know....

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Over in the corner stotd the thre-meter tall statue of Lenin.

Correct

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Correct or incorrect? The embassy refuses to intervene. Well, so it be.

Incorrect. .................. well, so be it.

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The council promised to put on a great display. And put they on a great display.

Incorrect........................and put on a great display they did.

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Correct or incorrect? Under no circumstances will latecomers be admitted to the auditorium.

Correct.

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Correct or incorrect? Rarely the early explorers had encountered such friendly and positive attitudes.

Incorrect. Rarely had the early explorers................

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Correct or incorrect? Only after climbing onto the roof he managed to escape from the rising flood waters.

Incorrect.....................did he manage to........

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Make these sentences more emphatic. Though he was exhausted, he managed to reach the finishing line.

Exhausted though he was,............

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Make these sentences more emphatic by 'fronting' a part of it. The damage was so severe that the pilot couldn't regain control.

So severe was the damage that..............

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. Nowhere / he / spare parts / find / for / could / his / motorcycle.

Nowhere could he find spare parts for his motorcycle.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. There / note / last / my / 20$ / goes

There goes my last 20$ note.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. Rarely / at a wedding / I fun / such / have /had

Rarely have I had such fun at a wedding.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. On no account / lift / after / objects / should / the / you / heavy / operation

On no account should you lift heavy objects after the operation.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. There / at the back of the cupboard / had / was / ring / lost / the / I

There, at the back of he cupboard, was the ring I had lost.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. Down the middle of the road / a torrent / water/ ran/ of / greenish

Down the middle of the road ran a torrent of greenish water.

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Rewrite the words in the correct order. Not for one minute / that story / I / me / you / did / told / believe

Not for one minute did I belie\'e that tory you told me.

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