S3 Grammar Check: Inversion

You should not ignore our advice under any circumstances.

• Under no circumstances should you ignore our advice.
• Under no circumstances shouldn't you ignore our advice.

I got to bed and the telephone rang.

• Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.
• Hardly had got I into bed when the telephone rang.

As soon as I came in, a bomb blew out.

• Hardly I had come in, did a bomb blow out.

• Hardly had I come in when a bomb blew out.

• Hardly had I come in, than a bomb blew out.

• Hardly had a bomb blown out when I came in.

Never in his life_____had such a large amount of money.

• did he

• had he

Hardly....when the alarm went off.

• had I finished lunch

• did I finish

• I finished lunch

• finished I lunch

No sooner had the rain stopped....

• that it began to snow.

• than it began to snow.

• when it began to snow.

• than did it begin to snow.

No sooner ........home than the Police arrived.

• does he leave

• had he left

• did he left

• did he leave

Little ......................about his aggressive personality when she first met him.

• did she know

• she knows

• didn't she know

• did she not know

No sooner had she arrived ............the phone rang.

• that
• than
• as

I have seldom eaten at such an expensive restaurant.

• Seldom I have eaten at such an expensive restaurant.

• Seldom have I eaten at such an expensive restaurant.

• Seldom eaten I have at such an expensive restaurant.

• Seldom did I eat at such an expensive restaurant.