This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record. (On no) ..... A) On no other time has so little money been spent to so much purpose. B) On no other occasion has so much money been saved for little purpose. C) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. D) On no other record has so much money been spent for great purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. 3. Choose the sentence that correctly uses inversion in a sentence starting with "Little did" ? A) She realized little how difficult the task would be. B) Did little she realize how difficult the task would be. C) Little did she realized how difficult the task would be. D) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. 4. 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?. 5. What is the structure of an inversion with 'only'? A) Only + subject + auxiliary verb + main verb + adverbial phrase. B) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. C) Only + main verb + subject + auxiliary verb + adverbial phrase. D) Only + adverbial phrase + subject + main verb + auxiliary verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. 6. 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. 7. Down ..... for three days. A) Do the rain pour. B) The rain poured. C) Did the rain pour. D) Poured the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poured the rain. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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 did the bus crashed 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 the bus did crash 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. 11. What does inversion mean in English? A) Using auxiliary verbs. B) Changing the verb tense. C) Putting the subject before the verb. D) Putting the verb before the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Putting the verb before the subject. 12. 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. 13. 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 waited twelve hours after their flight left. C) They left twelve hours after their flight. D) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. 14. Which word or phrase correctly completes the sentence: "Not until it was too late ..... to call Susan." A) Remembered. B) Was I remember. C) Have I remembered. D) Did I remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did I remember. 15. Hardly ..... attack people. A) Do snakes. B) Have snakes. C) Snakes have. D) Snakes do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do snakes. 16. If I were you, I would take that opportunity. (Transform using inversion) A) I would take that opportunity were I you. B) That opportunity, I would not take if I were you. C) If I were you, I would not take that opportunity. D) I would take that opportunity if I were you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would take that opportunity were I you. 17. 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. 18. Now, the doctor will ..... your blood pressure and prescribe some medicines. A) Have. B) Treat. C) Make. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take. 19. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:He ate so much food that he became ill. So ..... A) So much food did he eat that he became ill. B) So much did he eat food that he became ill. C) So did he eat much food that he became ill. D) So he ate much food that he became ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So much food did he eat that he became ill. 20. Only after ..... in the room for a few minutes did I realize that everyone was staring at me. A) Had I been. B) I had been. C) Were I. D) Was I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had been. 21. 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) I had finished my work. C) The phone rang. D) The work was done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The phone rang. 22. ..... great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered. A) Such. B) Very. C) Too. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 23. Scarcely had I closed my eyes when the alarm went off. A) The alarm rang long before I closed my eyes. B) The alarm went off well after I closed my eyes. C) I had just opened my eyes when the alarm sounded. D) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. 24. Finding ErrorIf people had a more flexible schedule, they could came in later and leave later. This would reduce tardiness. A) Came. B) Had. C) Could. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. Which of the following sentences uses negative inversion? A) 'I rarely go to the gym.' B) 'I go to the gym rarely.' A) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. B) I hardly ever go to the gym. C) I never go to the gym. D) I seldom visit the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. 28. What is the correct inversion? A) Seldom do I see such beautiful work. B) I have seldom seen such beautiful work. C) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. D) Seldom will I see such beautiful work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. 29. 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. 30. ..... had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there. A) Hardly / that. B) No sooner / than. C) Hardly / than. D) No sooner I that. 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