This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not only ..... at the post office, ..... at the grocery store. A) Does Mary work/ but she also works. B) Works Mary/ but she also works. C) Works Mary/ but does she also work. D) Does Mary work/ but does she also work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does Mary work/ but she also works. 2. Which phrase completes: "Should (be) ..... in the neighbourhood, drop in" ? A) You are. B) You be. C) You were. D) You being. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You be. 3. Complete the sentence with the correct inversion:' ..... had I finished my homework than the power went out.' A) No sooner. B) Hardly. C) Barely. D) Scarcely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner. 4. Which of the following is a common effect of thermal inversion in urban areas? A) Increased rainfall. B) Improved air quality. C) Smog formation. D) Higher temperatures at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smog formation. 5. ..... he driving too fast, but recklessly as well. A) Not only was. B) Neither was. C) Was not only. D) Was either. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only was. 6. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.22. Just after the play started there was a power failure.Hardly ..... A) Hardly did the play start when there was a power failure. B) Hardly when the play started there was a power failure. C) Hardly the play started when there was a power failure. D) Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure. 7. Such ..... that he would stop at nothing. A) His ambition was. B) Was his ambition. C) Did his ambition. D) Does his ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was his ambition. 8. Inversion is commonly used in conditional sentences. True or False? A) True. B) Inversion is always used in conditional sentences. C) False. D) Inversion is rarely used in conditional sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. If this were my hotel, I would be ashamed. Inversion: ..... , I would be ashamed. A) If were this my hotel. B) This were my hotel. C) Were if this my hotel. D) Were this my hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were this my hotel. 10. Only then did they understand the importance of teamwork. A) Teamwork is unnecessary. B) Teamwork is important. C) Teamwork hinders progress. D) Teamwork is overrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teamwork is important. 11. How did you get that ..... eye!? A) Pink. B) Black. C) Brown. D) Purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black. 12. Explain the phrase 'in no way'. A) 'In no way' suggests a possibility of something happening. B) 'In no way' indicates a strong agreement with a statement. C) 'In no way' is a phrase used to express uncertainty. D) 'In no way' is used to emphasize that something is not true or will not happen, often followed by inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'In no way' is used to emphasize that something is not true or will not happen, often followed by inversion. 13. Analyze the structure of the sentence:'Seldom do we encounter such challenges.' What is the subject and verb? A) Subject:we, Verb:encounter. B) Subject:challenges, Verb:do encounter. C) Subject:we, Verb:do encounter. D) Subject:seldom, Verb:encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject:we, Verb:do encounter. 14. II. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 2. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village. A) Rarely she has travelled more than fifty miles from her village. B) She rarely has travelled more than fifty miles from her village. C) Has she rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village. D) Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village. 15. Provide an example of inversion in a question. A) She did sit down?. B) She has sat down?. C) Did she sit down?. D) Did she sat down?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did she sit down?. 16. Why do we use inversion in:No sooner had they arrived than the show began? A) To show emphasis and formality. B) To form a question. C) To shorten the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show emphasis and formality. 17. Identify the sentence with subject-verb inversion:A. Rarely do I eat fast food. B. I rarely eat fast food. C. I eat fast food rarely. D. I eat fast food rarely do. A) I eat fast food rarely do. B) I eat fast food rarely. C) I rarely eat fast food. D) Rarely do I eat fast food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely do I eat fast food. 18. 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.3. He didn't finish his work until the bell rang. A) He finished his work after the bell rang had stopped. B) Not until the bell rang did he finish his work. C) He finished his work before the bell rang. D) He finished his work as soon as the bell rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until the bell rang did he finish his work. 19. Transform the positive sentence 'She is happy' into a negative sentence using inversion. A) Happy she is not?. B) She is not happy?. C) Isn't she happy?. D) Is she not happy?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is she not happy?. 20. Seldom have I encountered such a challenge. (Explain the use of inversion) A) Inversion indicates a positive experience with the challenge. B) Inversion is used to express a future possibility. C) Inversion highlights the ease of overcoming the challenge. D) Inversion emphasizes the rarity of the challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inversion emphasizes the rarity of the challenge. 21. If I had enough time, I would help you with the project. TO A) Were I to have enough time, I would help you with the project. B) Were to I have enough time, I would help you with the project. C) Were I to enough have time, I would help you with the project. D) Were to have I enough time, I would help you with the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were I to have enough time, I would help you with the project. 22. Which of the following sentences is an example of negative inversion? A) 'Never have I felt so alive.' B) 'I have never felt so alive.' A) Seldom have I felt so alive. B) A) 'Never have I felt so alive.'. C) I have always felt so alive. D) Always have I felt so alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) 'Never have I felt so alive.'. 23. In which verb tense do we use inversion with 'am I', 'are you', and 'is he'? A) Future simple. B) Present perfect. C) Past simple. D) Present simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present simple. 24. In no way ..... question his honesty, although I think that he made some wrong decisions. A) Did I ever. B) I had ever. C) I ever did. D) Had I ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did I ever. 25. InversionsNot until I heard my name ..... I had won the race. A) Did I believed. B) That I believed. C) Did I believe. D) I belived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did I believe. 26. During a hot summer day, Zoe decided to treat herself to some ice cream. Create a sentence with inversion that emphasizes a negative condition regarding her feelings about ice cream. A) Always have I enjoyed ice cream. B) Rarely have I found ice cream unappealing. C) Seldom do I dislike chocolate. D) Never have I liked ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never have I liked ice cream. 27. If I had been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. (Transform using inversion) A) If I had been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. B) Had I been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. C) Had I known the situation, I would have acted differently. D) Had I been aware, I would have acted differently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had I been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. 28. No sooner ..... I realised I had forgotten to bring my books to return A) Had I arrived at the library than. B) I had arrived at the library before. C) I had arrived at the library than. D) Had I arrived at the library before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I arrived at the library than. 29. Inversion can occur in all the conditional sentences. Is this statement true or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. 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