Inversion Adventures: Discovering Negative Inversions

Which sentence uses inversion correctly?

• Rarely he arrives on time.

• Rarely does he arrive on time.

• He rarely does arrive on time.

• Does he rarely arrive on time?

Complete the sentence: "Never before ___ such a groundbreaking invention."

• I saw

• I have seen

• have I seen

• I had seen

Which of the following is a correct example of inversion with "seldom"?

• Seldom I have seen such dedication.

• Seldom have I seen such dedication.

• Seldom I seen have such dedication.

• Seldom has I seen such dedication.

Complete the sentence: "Only then ___ the importance of the discovery."

• he realized

• he realize

• did he realize

• he did realize

Which sentence uses inversion correctly?

• Not only he invented the machine, but he also improved it.

• Not only did he invented the machine, but he also improved it.

• Not only he did invent the machine, but he also improved it.

• Not only did he invent the machine, but he also improved it.

Complete the sentence: "No sooner ___ the experiment finished than they discovered a new problem."

• had

• have

• was

• were

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Hardly ever we have seen such an innovative idea.

• Hardly ever have we seen such an innovative idea.

• Hardly ever has we seen such an innovative idea.

• Hardly ever we seen have such an innovative idea.

Complete the sentence: "Scarcely ___ the results were published when the media started to report on them."

• have

• was

• had

• were

Which of the following is a correct example of inversion with "under no circumstances"?

• Under no circumstances we should abandon the project.

• Under no circumstances should we abandon the project.

• Under no circumstances we abandon should the project.

• Under no circumstances should abandon we the project.

Complete the sentence: "Little ___ about the discovery when it was first announced."

• is known

• known

• known was

• was known