This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. A) Often we meet our heroes. B) Sometimes we encounter our legends. C) Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. D) Rarely do we see our idols. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. 2. Hardly had (A) he entered the (B) office when (C) he realized that he forgot (D) his wallet A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 3. Little ..... what is in store for him. A) Does he know. B) Knew he. C) Knows he. D) He knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does he know. 4. I seldom leave my house so early. A) Seldom do I leave my house so early. B) Seldom do I leave my house so early. C) Seldom I leave my house so early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom do I leave my house so early. 5. Not until the last minute did he submit his work. A) He submitted his work after the deadline. B) He forgot to submit his work. C) He submitted his work at the last minute. D) He submitted his work early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He submitted his work at the last minute. 6. Provide an example of inversion with 'never'. A) I have never seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. B) Never I have seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. C) Never have I seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. D) Such beauty have I never seen, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never have I seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. 7. The noise next door didn't stop until midnight A) It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped. B) Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped. C) Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight. D) Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped. 8. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Since ..... known her, we've never argued. A) I have. B) Have I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have. 9. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. A) As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all. B) Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all. C) Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me. D) Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. 10. Recognize the inversion in this sentence:'On the table lay the keys.' A) The inversion is 'on the table'. B) The inversion is 'lay the keys'. C) The inversion is 'lay on the table'. D) The inversion is 'the keys lay'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inversion is 'lay the keys'. 11. ..... did Jerry forget my birthday, but he also forgot our wedding anniversary. A) Not only. B) For no reason. C) In any time. D) No longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only. 12. You see Frank at the conference, give him my regards A) Might. B) Should. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 13. In a critical situation where time is of the essence, a team is gathered to discuss an urgent project deadline. One of the team members stands up and emphasizes the need for immediate action. A) Now must you act!. B) Now you can act!. C) Act you must now!. D) You should act now!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Now must you act!. 14. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.No sooner ..... A) No sooner had he left the office when the telephone rang. B) No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang. C) No sooner he had left the office than the telephone rang. D) No sooner he left the office when the telephone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang. 15. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.4. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage. A) Only after seeing it on the stage did I understand Hamlet. B) Only after reading Hamlet did I understand it on the stage. C) I understood Hamlet before seeing it on the stage. D) I did not understand Hamlet even after seeing it on the stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only after seeing it on the stage did I understand Hamlet. 16. Rewrite 'He is not only talented but also hardworking' using inversion. A) Not only hardworking is he, but also talented. B) He is hardworking and talented not only. C) Not only is he talented, but he is also hardworking. D) Talented he is not only, but hardworking also. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only is he talented, but he is also hardworking. 17. ..... his skill in cooking, he failed to win the Master Chef Season 2. A) In spite. B) Due to. C) Despite. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite. 18. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage. (Scarcely) ..... A) Scarcely are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage. B) Scarcely press photographers are allowed to take photographs backstage. C) Scarcely do press photographers allow to take photographs backstage. D) Scarcely allowed are press photographers to take photographs backstage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scarcely are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage. 19. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. A) Had I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. B) If I had realized what was happening, I would have accepted the job. C) If I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. D) Had I not realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. 20. Identify the sentence with subject-verb inversion:A. Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. B. I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. C. I never have seen such a beautiful sunset. D. I have seen never such a beautiful sunset. A) I never have seen such a beautiful sunset. B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. C) I have seen never such a beautiful sunset. D) I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 21. Transform the sentence 'She rarely goes to the gym' using inversion. A) She goes to the gym rarely. B) Rarely does she go to the gym. C) She does rarely go to the gym. D) Rarely she goes to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely does she go to the gym. 22. Never before (A) has (B) so many people in the U.S (C) been interested in (D) soccer. A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 23. Hardly had I arrived when the rain started. (What does this inversion imply?) A) It implies that the rain was a common occurrence during that time. B) It suggests that the rain was unexpected and surprising. C) It implies a close temporal relationship between the arrival and the rain starting. D) It indicates that the rain started before the arrival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It implies a close temporal relationship between the arrival and the rain starting. 24. ..... the South Americans lose their ice-cold concentration, and rarely did they fail to control the ball. A) Never. B) Never had. C) Never did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never did. 25. Only when he tried to run ..... that he had injured his knee. A) Had he discovered. B) Did he discover. C) Was he discovered. D) Did he discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he discover. 26. Only by speaking more ..... improve your fluency in English A) Is it possible to. B) It will. C) You are able to. D) Are able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is it possible to. 27. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. A) I have never seen anyone drink as much as you in my life ever. B) Never in my life anyone have I seen drink as much as you. C) Never have I seen anyone drink as much as you in my life. D) Never in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you. 28. I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella when I got home. A) Not until I got home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. B) Not until I got home I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella. C) Not until I did get home had I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella. D) Not until did I get home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until I got home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly forms a simple yes/no question. A) She is going to the game?. B) She is going to the game. C) Is she going to the game?. D) Going to the game is she?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is she going to the game?. 30. Lala got her brother to read her journals reference, and Lala had her brother ..... the chapter 2 of her thesis as she didn't have much time. A) Writing. B) Write. C) Wrote. D) Written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write. 31. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Only if we are able to reinvent ourselves ..... to succeed in business and life. A) Will be able. B) Will we be able. C) We will be able. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will we be able. 32. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record. (On no) ..... A) On no other occasion has so much money been saved for little purpose. B) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. C) On no other record has so much money been spent for great purpose. D) On no other time has so little money been spent to so much purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. 33. Choose the sentence that correctly uses inversion in a sentence starting with "Little did" ? A) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. B) Little did she realized how difficult the task would be. C) Did little she realize how difficult the task would be. D) She realized little how difficult the task would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. 34. What's the question using inversion for:Elle parle espagnol. A) Parle-t-elle espagnol?. B) Parle-elle espagnol?. C) Espagnol parle-elle?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parle-t-elle espagnol?. 35. What is the structure of an inversion with 'only'? A) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. B) Only + adverbial phrase + subject + main verb + auxiliary verb. C) Only + subject + auxiliary verb + main verb + adverbial phrase. D) Only + main verb + subject + auxiliary verb + adverbial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. 36. What is the meaning of 'under no circumstances'? A) It means that something is allowed to happen. B) It emphasizes that something must not happen, often followed by inversion. C) It indicates a situation where exceptions are made. D) It suggests that something is likely to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes that something must not happen, often followed by inversion. 37. Down ..... for three days. A) The rain poured. B) Did the rain pour. C) Do the rain pour. D) Poured the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poured the rain. 38. Which of the following sentences is an example of inversion with a place adverbial? A) The table had all the money. B) The money was on the table. C) All the money we had lost was on the table. D) On the table was all the money we had lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the table was all the money we had lost. 39. I have never been in such an embarrassing situation in my life. A) Never in my life I have been in such an embarrassing situation. B) Never in my life had I been in such an embarrassing situation. C) Never in my life have I been in such an embarrassing situation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never in my life have I been in such an embarrassing situation. 40. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 6. The bus not only crashed into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. A) Not only the bus did crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. B) Not only the bus crashed into a tree, but also it ran over a cat. C) Not only did the bus crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. D) Not only did the bus crashed into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only did the bus crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. 41. What does inversion mean in English? A) Using auxiliary verbs. B) Changing the verb tense. C) Putting the verb before the subject. D) Putting the subject before the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting the verb before the subject. 42. Which sentence uses inversion to show you realized where you were only when you asked a passer-by? A) Not until I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was. B) I realized where I was when I asked a passer-by. C) I asked a passer-by and realized where I was. D) Not until I realized where I was did I ask a passer-by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was. 43. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.6. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left. A) Their flight left before they waited for twelve hours. B) They left twelve hours after their flight. C) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. D) They waited twelve hours after their flight left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. 44. Which word or phrase correctly completes the sentence: "Not until it was too late ..... to call Susan." A) Remembered. B) Did I remember. C) Have I remembered. D) Was I remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did I remember. 45. Hardly ..... attack people. A) Snakes do. B) Snakes have. C) Have snakes. D) Do snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do snakes. 46. If I were you, I would take that opportunity. (Transform using inversion) A) That opportunity, I would not take if I were you. B) If I were you, I would not take that opportunity. C) I would take that opportunity if I were you. D) I would take that opportunity were I you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I would take that opportunity were I you. 47. He understood little about the situation. A) Little he understand about the situation. B) Little did he understood about the situation. C) Little did he understand about the situation. D) Did little he understand about the situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little did he understood about the situation. 48. Now, the doctor will ..... your blood pressure and prescribe some medicines. A) Treat. B) Have. C) Make. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take. 49. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:He ate so much food that he became ill. So ..... A) So did he eat much food that he became ill. B) So much food did he eat that he became ill. C) So he ate much food that he became ill. D) So much did he eat food that he became ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So much food did he eat that he became ill. 50. Only after ..... in the room for a few minutes did I realize that everyone was staring at me. A) Was I. B) Were I. C) I had been. D) Had I been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had been. 51. Analyze the sentence structure of 'No sooner had I finished my work than the phone rang.' What is the main clause? A) No sooner had I finished my work. B) The work was done. C) The phone rang. D) I had finished my work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The phone rang. 52. ..... great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered. A) Such. B) So. C) Very. D) Too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 53. Scarcely had I closed my eyes when the alarm went off. A) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. B) The alarm went off well after I closed my eyes. C) The alarm rang long before I closed my eyes. D) I had just opened my eyes when the alarm sounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. 54. Finding ErrorIf people had a more flexible schedule, they could came in later and leave later. This would reduce tardiness. A) Came. B) Could. C) Leave. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came. 55. We couldn't relax until all the guests had left. A) Not until all the guests had left could we relax. B) It wasn't until all the guests had left that we could relax. C) It wasn't until all the guests had left could we relax. D) A and B are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and B are correct. 56. True or False:The sentence 'Seldom do we get a day off from school for snow' is a grammatically correct way to add emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Which of the following sentences uses negative inversion? A) 'I rarely go to the gym.' B) 'I go to the gym rarely.' A) I never go to the gym. B) I seldom visit the gym. C) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. D) I hardly ever go to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. 58. What is the correct inversion? A) Seldom do I see such beautiful work. B) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. C) I have seldom seen such beautiful work. D) Seldom will I see such beautiful work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. 59. What is an inversion in English grammar? A) A type of punctuation used in sentences. B) A reversal of the normal word order in a sentence, often used for emphasis or in questions. C) A grammatical error that occurs when the subject and verb are switched. D) A method of forming compound sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reversal of the normal word order in a sentence, often used for emphasis or in questions. 60. ..... had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there. A) Hardly / that. B) Hardly / than. C) No sooner / than. D) No sooner I that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner / than. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 3Inversion In English Quiz 4Inversion In English Quiz 5Inversion In English Quiz 6Inversion In English Quiz 7Inversion In English Quiz 8Adverbial Fronting With Inversion Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books