Inversion of Sentence

If it hadn’t been for his help, I wouldn’t have succeeded.

=> __________, I wouldn't have succeeded.

Answer explanation

Conditional sentence type 3

=> Inversion: Had it not been for + N

If it rains, they won’t walk to the town.

=> _________, they won't walk to the town.

Answer explanation

Conditional sentence type 1

=> Inversion: Should + S + V

If you had trained harder, you would have won the game.

=> __________, you would have won the game.

Answer explanation

Conditional sentence type 3

=> Inversion: Had + S + V (P2)

Which sentence shows an inversion?

• Only Jane managed to finish the project on time.

• Under no circumstances is this door to be left unlocked.

• Never, I have never seen such a dress!

__ how serious the situation was.

• Little anyone did realize

• Little realized anyone

• Little did anyone realize

Which is NOT an incorrect inversion?

• Little anyone suspected what was about to happen.

• Little did anyone suspect what was about to happen.

• Little anyone did suspect what was about to happen.

Which statement is NOT correct about inversions?

• An inversion has a "question order" of words.

• Inversions are used in informal English.

• The negative adverbial is at the beginning of a sentence.

• No sooner hadn't I - than

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.

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.

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.