CPE - UNIT 8: INVERSION | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Complete the sentence: "Only once before ____ I felt like this about a project."

Have.

Rewrite using inversion: "We remembered to call the school only two days later."

Not until two days later did we remember to call the school.

True or False? Time clauses can trigger inversion.

True.

Complete the sentence: "_____ is the demand for tickets that they are selling at double their face value."

Such.

What word is used similarly to "so" for emphasis?

Such.

Rewrite using inversion: "John’s performance is so consistent that he has earned the nickname ‘Strongman’."

So consistent has John’s performance been that he has earned the nickname ‘Strongman’.

Fill in the blank: "_____ was the music that we couldn’t attempt to chat."

So loud.

Correct this sentence: "At no time you gave me an accurate picture of what was going on."

At no time did you give me an accurate picture of what was going on.

What type of phrases can also trigger inversion? (Hint: "On no account...")

Prepositional phrases.

True or False? "Not a single word" can trigger inversion.

True.

Rewrite using inversion: "Phoebe arrived, then she helped herself to a drink without asking."

No sooner had Phoebe arrived than she helped herself to a drink without asking.

Correct this sentence: "Little we did realise what we were letting ourselves in for."

Little did we realise what we were letting ourselves in for.

What three words can trigger inversion, similar to "never" and "nowhere"?

Little, no sooner, not.

Complete the sentence: "_____ supportive friends and family, he could not have handled the constant media intrusion."

Had it not been for.

What fixed expression is used to talk about reasons for changed results?

"Had it not been for…"

Rewrite using inversion: "We could find fresh vegetables nowhere, and some dairy products were in short supply too."

Nowhere could we find fresh vegetables, and some dairy products were in short supply too.

Correct this sentence: "Never I have felt more relaxed than that first week on Corsica."

Never have I felt more relaxed than that first week on Corsica.

True or False? "Seldom" can be used to start an inverted sentence.

True.

Fill in the blank: "____ had we put on our costumes when it was time to go on stage."

Barely.

Name two broad negative adverbs that can trigger inversion.

Barely, hardly.

Rewrite this sentence using inversion: "Madrid offers its visitors an excellent choice of restaurants and some wonderful bars too."

Not only does Madrid offer its visitors an excellent choice of restaurants, but there are also some wonderful bars.

What is inversion in English grammar?

It’s when the normal word order (subject + verb) is reversed for emphasis.