Exercise 2: Inversion

Susan was self-reliant and hardly ever .... any assistance from other.

• she accepted

• did she accept

• did she accepted

• she did accept

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'did she accept' because the sentence is in the past tense and requires the auxiliary verb 'did' before the subject 'she' for negation or question form.

.... for your carelessness, the team would have been safe in the jungle.

• Had it been

• Has it been

• Had it not been

• Has it not been

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Had it not been' because it correctly expresses the hypothetical situation of the team being safe if not for the carelessness.

In the Mahalangur Mountain range in Nepal and Tibet .... which its peak is 8.848 meters above sea level.

• Mount Everest lies

• lies Mount Everest

• Mount Everest lying

• lying Mount Everest

Answer explanation

In the Mahalangur Mountain range in Nepal and Tibet lies Mount Everest, which its peak is 8.848 meters above sea level. This choice correctly presents the sentence in a grammatically accurate way.

No sooner .... the train station than she changed her mind to go by bus.

• she had reached

• she reached

• did she reach

• had she reached

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had she reached' because the sentence structure requires inversion after 'no sooner', making it 'had she reached' instead of 'she had reached' or 'she reached'.

.... about Mrs. Paula's behavior sooner, I would have fired her immediately.

• Had I known

• I had known

• If I had known

• If I knew

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Had I known' because it follows the correct structure for a conditional sentence in the past unreal condition. The other options do not fit the grammatical structure required in this context.

Behind the mangroves ...., lagoons, and then narrow flats planted with sugar cane.

• lay low scrub

• lying low scrub

• lies low scrub

• low scrub lay

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'lay low scrub' because the sentence is in past tense, and 'lay' is the correct verb form to match the subject 'behind the mangroves.'

Scarcely .... the bus when it crashed into the back of a car.

• Jessica had gotten off

• had Jessica gotten off

• has Jessica gotten off

• Jessica has been gotten off

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had Jessica gotten off' because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action that occurred before another past action.

Seldom .... such an amazing display of dance.

• Jacob sees

• does Jacob see

• had Jacob saw

• Jacob saw

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'does Jacob see' because it is the appropriate form for the sentence structure. The auxiliary verb 'does' is needed to form a question in the present tense.

Barely .... the match when the coach had a heart attack.

• they had won

• they had been won

• had they won

• did they won

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had they won' because the sentence structure requires the past perfect tense to indicate the sequence of events.

Hardly .... home when my phone rang.

• I had arrived

• I arrived

• did I arrived

• had I arrived

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had I arrived' because the sentence structure requires the use of past perfect tense to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. Therefore, 'had I arrived' is the appropriate form in this context.