Inversion and Emphasis Quiz

Which of the following is the correct inverted sentence for "The rain came down"?

• Down came the rain

• Came down the rain

• The rain came downwards

• The rain down came

How would you correctly invert "The actors came onto the stage"?

• Onto the stage the actors came

• Came onto the stage the actors

• Onto the stage came the actors

• The actors came onto the stage

Choose the correct inversion for "The aeroplane rose up into the sky."

• Up rose the aeroplane into the sky

• Up into the sky rose the aeroplane

• Into the sky up rose the aeroplane

• The aeroplane rose into the sky up

What is the correct way to invert "The policeman walked down the street"?

• Down the street the policeman walked

• Walked the policeman down the street

• The policeman down walked the street

• Down walked the policeman the street

Which of the following is the inverted version of "The birds flew away"?

• Away the birds flew

• The birds away flew

• Flew away the birds

• Away flew the birds

Which sentence correctly inverts "I have seldom eaten at such an expensive restaurant"?

• Seldom have I eaten at such an expensive restaurant

• Seldom I have eaten at such an expensive restaurant

• Seldom eaten at such an expensive restaurant I have

• Have seldom I eaten at such an expensive restaurant

What is the correct inversion for "We had no sooner fallen asleep than the telephone rang"?

• No sooner we had fallen asleep than the telephone rang

• No sooner had we fallen asleep than the telephone rang

• No sooner than the telephone rang had we fallen asleep

• Had we no sooner fallen asleep than the telephone rang

Which of the following is an inverted form of "The boss has not once given him a bonus"?

• Not once has the boss given him a bonus

• Not once the boss has given him a bonus

• Has not once the boss given him a bonus

• Not once given has the boss him a bonus

How do you correctly invert "Business has rarely been so good"?

• Rarely has business been so good

• Rarely been has business so good

• Business so good rarely has been

• Rarely business has been so good

Choose the correct inverted form of "We realised only then that the jewels had been stolen."

• Only then we realised that the jewels had been stolen

• Only then did we realise that the jewels had been stolen

• We only then realised that the jewels had been stolen

• Did only then we realise that the jewels had been stolen