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negative adverbials and inversion

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  • ____ seen so much snow.
    Rarely have we
  • ____ had I opened my mouth when he told me to stop talking.
    Hardly
  • I can’t ask her to do that! I ____ know her.
    hardly
  • I want you to know that in no way ____ this change my opinion of you.
    does
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    Under no circumstances should you drink water from the tap.
  • ____ the government improves public transportation ____ sell our car.
    Not until / will we
  • Only when you see it for yourself ____ you believe it.
    will
  • ____ to buy a house at the moment. They're too expensive!
    No way can we afford
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    Barely had I had time to put on my waterproof jacket when the most torrential rain started.
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    No sooner did the news break than hundreds of journalists gathered at the presidential palace to get more details.
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    Only very rarely does the Queen of England attend public functions these days. She’s quite elderly now.
  • ____ what would happen to her that evening.
    Little did she know
  • We ____ go to the movies anymore. It’s too expensive.
    rarely
  • ____ arrived at the hotel than she had to leave again.
    No sooner had she
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    Never have I heard such nonsense.
  • No sooner had she accepted the job ____ she realized she had made a mistake.
    than
  • Rewrite the sentences using inversion and the adverbs or adverbial phrases in bold.
    Only when you have been in the country for five years can you apply for a working visa.
  • Not only ____ she very successful, she’s ____ very modest about it.
    is / also