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Practise adding and removing inversions

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(remove) Only very rarely do I perform in public these days.

I very rarely perform in public these days.

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(remove) Seldom have I ever been happy to see a child.

I've seldom ever been happy to see a child.

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(remove) No sooner had I locked the door than I realised the murderer was already inside the house...

As soon as I locked the door, I realised the murderer was inside the house...

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(include) He was ridiculed by the press the minute he opened his mouth.

No sooner had he opened his mouth than the press began to ridicule him.

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(include) I rarely speak to my nan these days as she died several years ago.

Rarely do I speak to my nan these days as she died several years ago.

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(remove) On no account may you kick the birds.

You (absolutely) may not kick the birds.

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(Include) You definitely shouldn't open that door.

On no account should you open that door.

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(remove) I've never been a child, nor would I ever want to be one.

I've never been a child and I would never want to be one either.

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(include) I can't eat it because I'm vegetarian and I wouldn't want to, either. It looks disgusting.

I can't eat it because I'm vegetarian, but neither would I want to. It looks disgusting.

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(include) No other president has lied as much to the general public.

Never before has a president lied as much to the general public.

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(remove) Never again will I trust you with my antique spoon collection

I will never trust you with my antique spoon collection again.

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(remove) At no time was I ever in a romantic relationship with that rabbit.

I was never / have never been in a relationship with that rabbit.

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(include) I have never eaten chocolate, as I'm lactose-intolerant.

Never (before) have I (ever) eaten chocolate, as I'm lactose-intolerant.

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(remove) Not until true love's first kiss will the spell be broken

The spell won't be broken until true love's first kiss.

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(include) You can't have dessert until you've eaten your dinner.

Not until you've eaten your dinner may you have dessert.

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(remove) Only once you've killed all the remaining tributes will you be crowned the victor.

You will only be crowned the victor once you've killed all the remaining tributes.

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