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INVERSION - ADV STRUCTURES

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  • They have written nothing about the incident. - NOT A SINGLE WORD
    Not a single word has been written about the incident / Not a single word did they write….
  • This door shouldn’t be left open under any circumstances. - UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
    Under no circumstances should this door be left open
  • He spoke so slowly that no one could understand him. - SO
    So slowly did he speak that no one could understand him
  • He only spoke to me after I had apologised. - NOT UNTIL
    Not until I had apologised did he speak to me.
  • People don’t often complain about the food here. - SELDOM
    Seldom do people complain about the food here.
  • This government has deceived the public and itself. - NOT ONLY
    Not only has this government deceived the public, it has also deceived itself.
  • We haven’t experienced such a severe recession since the 1930’s. - NOT SINCE
    Not since the 1930’s have we suffered such a severe recession.
  • Artists are rarely appreciated while they are alive. - RARELY
    Rarely are artists appreciated while they are alive.
  • I’ll never go to that restaurant again. - NEVER AGAIN
    Never again will I go to that restaurant.
  • As soon as they came onstage, 50 girls fainted. - NO SOONER
    No sooner had they come onstage than 50 girls fainted.
  • Children don’t realise that their world of innocence soon disappears - LITTLE
    Little do children realise that their world of innocence soon disappears.
  • He didn’t realise what she was going to do. - LITTLE
    Little did he realise what she was going to do.
  • He couldn’t write the letter without using a dictionary. - ONLY BY
    Only by using a dictionary could he write the letter.
  • If I ever told you a lie, I wouldn’t be able to look you in the eye. - WERE
    Were I ever to tell you a lie, I wouldn’t be able to look you in the eye.
  • You won’t find such quality anywhere else. - NOWHERE
    Nowhere else will you find such quality
  • Good whisky is ready for consumption only after it has matured for 10 years. - ONLY AFTER
    Only after it has matured for 10 years, is good whisky ready for consumption.
  • The postman arrived just after I had left. - NO SOONER
    No sooner had I left than the postman arrived.
  • This university has never been so threatened before. - NEVER BEFORE
    Never before has this university been so threatened.
  • If you require any further information, do not hesitate to contact me. - -SHOULD
    Should you require any further information, do not hesitate to contact me
  • You can’t use the car without asking for permission. - ON NO ACCOUNT
    On no account must you use the car without asking for permission.
  • The President had just got out of the car when the shot rang out. - SCARCELY
    Scarcely had the President got out of the car than the shot rang out.
  • I haven’t been so surprised in all my life. - NEVER
    Never have I been more surprised.
  • I didn’t intend to deceive you at any time. - AT NO TIME
    At no time did I intend to deceive you.
  • Don’t add salt until the mixture is boiling. - NOT UNTIL
    Not until the mixture is boiling should salt be added.
  • I only went swimming once during the holiday. - ONLY ONCE
    Only once did I go swimming during the whole holiday.
  • If I hadn’t seen it for myself, I would never have believed it. - HAD
    Had I not seen it for myself, I’d never have believed it.
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