Inversion

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

The team has seldom given a worse performance.

• Seldom the team has given a worse performance.

• Has the team seldom given a worse performance.

• Seldom has the team given a worse performance.

• Has seldom the team given a worse performance.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

There was an exposion when the train left the station.

• Hardly had the train left the station, than there was an explosion.

• Hardly had the train left the station, when there was an explosion.

• No sooner had the train left the station, when there was an explosion.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

When I reached the door I realised that it was locked.

• No sooner had I reached the door when I realised it was locked.

• No sooner had I reached the door than I realised it was locked.

• No sooner I had reached the door than I realised it was locked.

• No sooner had I realised the door was locked when I reached it.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella when I got home.

• Not until I got home I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella.

• Not until I did get home had I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella.

• Not until I got home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella.

• Not until did I get home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

The force of the strom was so strong that trees were uprooted.

• Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.

• So was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.

• Such the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted.

• Such was the force of the storm were the trees uprooted.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

If you should hear anything, let me know.

• Should hear you anything, let me know.

• Should anything you hear , let me know.

• Should you anything hear , let me know.

• Should you hear anything, let me know.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

If I had known, I would have protested strongly.

• Had I known, I would have protested strongly.

• Had I known, would I have protested strongly.

• If I had known, would I have protested strongly.

• If I had known, would have I protested strongly.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

The floods were so devastating that some areas may never recover.

• Such devastating were the floods that some areas may never recover.

• So devastating the floods were that some areas may never recover.

• So devastating were the floods that some areas may never recover.

• Such devastating the floods were that some areas may never recover.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

If they were to escape, there would be an outcry.

• Were they escape, there would be an outcry.

• Were to escape they, there would be an outcry.

• Were they to escape, there would be an outcry.

• Were they to escape, would there be an outcry.

Task: Paraphrase the sentence using Inversion.

I and my colleagues thought that the recession would soon be over.

• I thought, as my colleagues did, that the recession would soon be over.

• I thought, as did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over.

• I did think, as did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over.

• I did think, as my colleagues did, that the recession would soon be over.