Exercise Inversion with Negatives

_______ started the discussion _______ a group of hooligans arrived and started shouting slogans.

• Barely had they / when

• No sooner had they / when

• Barely they had / when

• No sooner had they / that

_______ we take specific actions immediately _______ hope to stop climate change in some way.

• Rarely when / can we

• If only / can we

• Only if / can we

• Only / we can

______ break the law, _______ put themselves and others in unnecessary danger.

• Not only they / but they also

• Not only have they / but they also have

• Not only did they / but did they also

• Not only did they / but they also

_______ allow such terrible actions to happen again.

• Never again we will

• No way will

• Under no circumstances will we

• Little will we

We all need to be on sensible alert, but _______ allow fear to dictate the course of our lives.

• never we must

• on no account should we

• no way we should

• under no circumstances we should

_______ Jacqueline Kennedy _______ a first lady as charming, glamorous, or inspirational.

• Never / was there

• Never / there was

• Not since / there has been

• Not since / has there been

Very _______ see that type of heroism again.

• rarely will people

• never will people

• rarely people will

• little people will

_______ know how widely diffused his tweet would become.

• Little he

• Little he did

• Little did he

• Little he has

_______ more vulnerable _______ when we are beginning to fall in love.

• Nowhere we are / that

• Nowhere are we / than

• Nowhere we are / as

• Nowhere are we / that

_______ refuse an offer like that!

• Under no circumstances I'll

• No way am I going to

• Never again I'm going to

• Seldom am I