Bài Tập Đảo Ngữ

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Inversion Exercise

PRACTICE EXERCISE 1

UNDERLINE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE WHICH IS WRONG AND CORRECT IT.

Gạch dưới những phần sai trong câu và sửa chữa chúng

Part 1:

1. He asked where did I live.
2. Only once he has visited Washington, D.C.
3. It is not yet enough hot to swim.
4. Never she had seen so much rain in such a short time.
5. During the holidays, the plan to do new something every day.
6. At the age of six, my father taught me how to ride a horse.
7. Can you tell me where is the post office?
8. None of the sandwiches on the dish made of cheese was eaten.
9. She purchased a sweater at the department store made of wool.
10. Questions about how was he doing in school always bothered him.
11. Not only they went, but they stayed until the end.
12. Only after her mother died she knew real loneliness.
13. At no time the passengers were in any danger.
14. Only once John was late to class.
15. Never air pollution has been as bad as it is now.
16. Seldom his family has seen him this angry.
17. Only after you have taken the placement test, we can tell you your place.
18. Scarcely they had sat down for dinner when the telephone rang.
19. Nowhere in the world the weather is so changeable as it is in Texas.
20. Only after it rains the cacti in the desert bloom.

Part 2:

1. Such behavior is not permitted in this classroom.
2. So tired the boy was that h fell asleep almost immediately.
3. Little do teenagers realize how much they have to learn.
4. Few and far between the green areas are in modern cities.
5. So old the book was that its pages had turned yellow.
6. Little the boy knows how sick he is.
7. So perfect was the foreigner’s accent that everyone thought he was a native speaker.
8. Few were the nights that he went to bed before midnight.
9. Such crimes are punished by death in that country.
10. So great her love was that she sacrificed everything for her children.
11. Out of the catcher’s mitt flew the ball.
12. Only at dusk on warm summer nights fireflies appear.
13. Were an international student to work without proper papers, he would be in violation of his visa.
14. On the beach were large globs of oil lying.
15. Seldom children under the age of sixteen are permitted to register for classes at this institute.
16. Nowhere else in the U.S can bird watchers see as many different species as at Arkansas Pass Wildlife Refuge.
17. Had the motorist been stopped by the police, he would surely have received a fine.
18. Through the deserted halls walked a security guard on his nightly rounds.
19. Was at the end of the tunnel a ray of sunshine seen.
20. Only once this dog has been taken to a veterinarian’s office.

PRACTICE EXERCISE 2

Rewrite the following sentences by using Inversion
Viết lại những câu sau bằng việc sử dụng Đảo Ngữ

Part 1

• If the truth were known, that man would go to jail.

• Unless they had borrowed some money, they could not have bought a new house.

• If the old woman were to get sick, she would not be able to call a doctor.

• Unless he had been tired, he wouldn’t have missed the party.

• If you should see Fred, tell him to telephone me.

• Unless he were very sick, he would not be in the hospital.

• If he had gone to the doctor right away, he might be alive today.

• Unless it were important, my friend would not have asked me that favor.

• If she had passed the test, she would be smiling.

• Unless he had gotten a raise, he would have resigned from the company.

Part 2

1. In the corner of the room a television set is.
2. Not only the police arrived, but the firefighters came, too.
3. Scarcely the injured man had arrived at the hospital when he was rushed into the opera room.
4. Nowhere children have as much fun as at Disney World.
5. So few the woman’s possessions were that she could carry them in a single suitcase.
6. Only after elephants have become extinct, many people will realize their true value.
7. Were seen leaving the convenience store two masked men.
8. The newspaper carried several articles on how much money was each candidate spending on his campaign.
9. Never foreign students have come to the United States in such numbers.
10. Few people realize how quickly are many species of cacti becoming extinct.
11. Little they realize the importance of wearing seat belts while driving.
12. There are few details on how did Greta Garbo spend her final years.
13. Were lying beside the road hundreds of pieces of litter.
14. There several reasons were for the committee’s decision.

PRACTICE EXERCISE 3

Rewrite the first sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first.
Viết lại những câu sau sao cho cùng nghĩa với câu đầu tiên, sử dụng từ gợi ý.

Part 1

1. It was only when the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting.
   (FIND)
   Not until
2. The facts were not all made public at the time.
   (LATER)
   Only
3. The response to our appeal was so great that we had to take on more staff.
   (RESPONSE)
   Such
4. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
   (BUT)
   Not
5. The police didn’t suspect at all that the judge was the murderer.
   (DID)
   Little
6. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
   (HELD)
   In
7. If the government increased taxes, they would lose the election.
   (RAISE)
   Were
8. As soon as I got home, I realized I’d left my bag in the shop.
   (HAD)
   No
9. It was only when I asked a passer-by that I realized where I was.
   (DID)
   Not
10. The minister was interrupted just after starting his speech.
    (WHEN)
    Hardly

Part 2

1. Please never ever interrupt me when I’m in a meeting. (AM)
   On no account
2. Nobody from this school has ever written a better composition.(ANYONE)
   Never
3. Such was the demand for tickets that people queued day and night. (GREAT)
   The demand for tickets
4. The money is not to be paid under any circumstances. (NO)
   Under
5. Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis. (HAD)
   Not until
6. Little did Brenda know what she was letting herself in for. (NO)
   Brenda
7. It was only when I stopped that I realized something was wrong. (DID)
   Only
8. The accused never expressed regret for what he had done. (TIME)
   At
9. Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race. (WERE)
   So
10. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March. (SEE)
    Seldom

Bài Tập Đảo Ngữ 4

Choose appropriate phrase to fill in these sentences:

RARELY HAVE                               NO SOONER HAD                               UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE
WERE YOU                                     RARELY HAVE                                    HARDLY HAD
NOT ONLY DID                               UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
AS DO                                             LITTLE DID

1. _______________we arrived at the hotel, wen there was a power cut.
2. _______________members of staff to accept gratuities from clients.
3. ___________Detective Dawson realize what she was to discover!
4. ___________to pay the full amount now, there would be a ten per cent discount.
5. I suppose, ____________most people, that I will be retiring at 65.
6. ___________the doctors seen a more difficult case.
7. ___________Jean win first prize, but she was also offered a promotion.
8. ___________late arrivals be admitted to the theater before the interval.
9. ___________one missing child been found, than another three disappeared.
10. ___________so many employees taken sick leave at the same time.

Bài Tập Đảo Ngữ 5

Complete these sentences with the words given in brackets.
Hoàn tất những câu sau với từ được cho trong ngoặc.

1. Should (need) ___________anything, could you let me know?
2. Were he plane (take off) ____________________, everyone in it would have been killed.
3. Had (study) _______________harder, I would probably have passed all my exams.
4. Should (be)_______________in the neighborhood, drop in.
5. Had (go) ____________ to the doctor immediately, your daughter would not be so ill.
6. Never before (spend) ______________so much money on her daughter ‘s birthday.
7. Should (feel) __________hungry, just call room service, and order a meal.
8. Were (offer) _______________her the job, we couldn’t be sure that she would accept.
9. Had (take) _________________the necessary measures, this political crisis could have been avoided.
10. Scarcely (get) _____________home when the police called us with news of Geoffrey.

Bài Tập Đảo Ngữ 6

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT WORD OR PHRASE IN EACH SENTENCE:
Gạch dưới từ / ngữ phù hợp để hoàn tất những câu sau:

1. Jim promised that he would never/ never would he tell anyone else.
2. Not until it was too late I remembered/ did I remember to call Susan.
3. Hardly had we settled down in our seats than/ when the lights went out.
4. Only after checking three times I was/ was I certain of the answer.
5. At no time I was aware/ was I aware of anything out of the ordinary.
6. Only Catherine and Sally passed/ did they pass the final examination.

Bài Tập Đảo Ngữ 7

COMPLETE THE TEXT BY WRITING A WORD OR PHRASE BELOW IN EACH SPACE:

LITTLE        SCARCELY       SUCH    NOT ONLY              SELDOM                                                HAD
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES     ALONG                     AS                              NO SOONER                             

Paragraph 1

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we’ve done it again – another election victory. The last four years of office have been a wonderful time for the party, a tale of adversity overcome. ________had we come to office than the Stock Market crashed. But we survived that scare, and we came out of it stronger for the experience. The opposition clamed we were faltering. ______have I heard such hypocrisy from a party which continued to squabble internally for the next four years. Then ____________________came a fellow called David Rew, with his new breakaway Democratic  party – but he didn’t have much success in the opinion polls!

Paragraph 2

________________did he claim he’d become Prime Minister within three years, he also reckoned that this party was not unpopular with younger voters. ___________did he realize that it would be the young voters who gave us an overwhelming vote of confidence in yesterday’s election. _________________ had the first votes rolled in when it was obvious that we would be re-elected with a huge majority. ____ was the extent of our victory that the New Democrats obtained a meager five seats. ____________ they known they would perform so poorly, I don’t think they would have been quite so scathing in their criticism of our economic policy. But rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, ___________________ will we rest on our laurels. There is no room for complacency in this government. And I am confident, __________ as I’m sure ar most of you, that the next four years will be a resounding success. Thank you!

PRACTICE EXERCISE 8

Rewrite these sentences in whichever way with Inversion.

Part 1

1. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
2. We have seldom heard such a talented singer.
3. If John had known that she liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
4. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent’s advice.
5. He had never felt so depressed.
6. Naturally,  the shop can in no way be held responsible for customers’ lost property.
7. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
8. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife’s face.
9. She never at any time said that she was allergic to cats.
10. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.
11. She had never been so happy before.
12. I have never heard such nonsense!
13. Actually, I have never seen such a mess in my life.
14. Our profits this year are higher than they have ever been.
15. She would never again trust her own judgment when buying antiques.
16. One rarely finds good service these days.
17. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.

Part 2

1. It is very unusual for a military campaign to have been fought with so little loss of life.
2. In fact, It is unusual for the interior of the island to be visited by tourists.
3. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
4. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
5. We little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
6. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
7. She didn’t realize what would happen to her next.
8. I didn’t think that one day I’d be appearing in films rather than just watching them.
9. He is my friend as well as yours.
10. She booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well.
11. Burglars stole a thousand pounds’ worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess.
12. Tony was not only late, but he had left all his books behind.
13. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course.
14. To get the 40% discount, you must buy all twelve books at the same time.
15. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
16. If the Government were forced into another election, it would be the favorite to win.
17. Should you wish to make an appointment to see Dr. Simons, she is available between 9.00 and 11.00. If you should have further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.

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