This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He doesn't make mistakes any longer. A) No longer do he make mistakes. B) No longer does he make mistakes. C) No longer does he makes mistakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No longer does he make mistakes. 2. Had she worked harder last summer, she ..... A) Wouldn't sack. B) Wouldn't be sacked. C) Wouldn't have sacked. D) Wouldn't have been sacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't have been sacked. 3. Identify the question that correctly places the adverb 'usually'. A) Does usually he walk to school?. B) Does he usually walk to school?. C) Usually does he walk to school?. D) Does he walk usually to school?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he usually walk to school?. 4. She didn't shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy. A) The tragedy play wasn't good for her to shed tear. B) Without her tear, the play didn't end tragically. C) So tragic was the play that she didn't shed a tear. D) Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy. 5. How can inversion be used for emphasis? A) Inversion can highlight a particular aspect of a sentence, such as time or condition, making it stand out. B) Inversion is used to create a question from a statement. C) Inversion changes the meaning of a sentence entirely. D) Inversion is a technique used to simplify complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion can highlight a particular aspect of a sentence, such as time or condition, making it stand out. 6. 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.8. The door could not be opened without using force. A) The door was always open to everyone. B) The door could not be opened even with force. C) The door could be opened without any effort. D) Only by using force could the door be opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only by using force could the door be opened. 7. The disease may be ..... with drugs. A) Cured. B) Cared. C) Treated. D) Healed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treated. 8. During a formal presentation, Emma decided to use inversion in her speech. What is the purpose of using inversion in formal writing? A) The purpose of using inversion in formal writing is to emphasize points and enhance stylistic engagement. B) To simplify complex ideas for clarity. C) To reduce the length of sentences. D) To follow a strict grammatical structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of using inversion in formal writing is to emphasize points and enhance stylistic engagement. 9. Under no circumstances should you open that door. A) Do not open the door. B) Knock before opening the door. C) Check the door for safety. D) Leave the door open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not open the door. 10. Transform this statement into an inverted form:'Aiden can see the stars clearly tonight.' A) Aiden can clearly see the stars tonight. B) Tonight, the stars are seen by Aiden clearly. C) The stars can be seen clearly by Aiden tonight. D) Clearly, Aiden can see tonight the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stars can be seen clearly by Aiden tonight. 11. In standard American English, which question about possession is the most natural and correct? A) A pen have you?. B) Do you have a pen?. C) Have you a pen?. D) You have a pen?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you have a pen?. 12. Recognize the inversion in this sentence:'In the garden stood a tall tree.' A) The inversion is 'stood in the garden'. B) The inversion is 'in the garden'. C) The inversion is 'a tall tree stood'. D) The inversion is 'stood a tall tree'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The inversion is 'stood a tall tree'. 13. ..... , he would have learned how to read. A) If he has been able to go school as a child. B) Had he been able to go to school as a child. C) Were he able to go to school as a child. D) If he could go to school as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had he been able to go to school as a child. 14. Little did they know about the surprise party. A) They were confused about the surprise party. B) They were unaware of the surprise party. C) They had planned the surprise party themselves. D) They were excited about the surprise party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were unaware of the surprise party. 15. They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. A) No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. B) No sooner they had eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. C) No sooner did they eat dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. 16. Identify the sentence with incorrect inversion: A) Under no circumstances should you open the door. B) Never have I seen such a mess. C) Little did he know what was about to happen. D) Seldom the team has played so well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seldom the team has played so well. 17. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SUCH:He is such a lazy boy that no one likes him. Such ..... A) Such is he a lazy boy that no one likes him. B) Such a lazy boy is he that no one likes him. C) Such lazy boy is he that no one likes him. D) Such a boy lazy is he that no one likes him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Such a lazy boy is he that no one likes him. 18. In no way ..... with what you're saying. A) They do agree. B) Do I agree. C) Did my boss agreed. D) He did agree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do I agree. 19. Never before ..... such a terrible performance of Hamlet. A) Did I seen. B) I seen. C) Was I seen. D) Have I seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have I seen. 20. Analyze the impact of inversion in the phrase:'Hardly had Aria arrived at the picnic when it started to rain.' A) The inversion suggests a long delay before the rain started. B) The inversion highlights the joy of arriving before the rain began. C) The phrase indicates that the rain was expected upon arrival. D) The inversion emphasizes the immediacy and unexpectedness of the rain following the arrival. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The inversion emphasizes the immediacy and unexpectedness of the rain following the arrival. 21. Not only ..... down with that rock star cast, but I also got to meet the other star of the movie. A) I sat. B) Did I sit. C) Have I sat. D) Do I sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did I sit. 22. My bestfriend decide to resign from our company ..... our boss is always angry to her. A) As. B) Because of. C) Thus. D) Hence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 23. My dad told me that he is not going to ..... the bill of my Internet connection A) Hand. B) Toe. C) Foot. D) Finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foot. 24. In front of the gate ..... the guard. A) Did. B) Does. C) Did stand. D) Stood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stood. 25. The floods were so devastating that some areas may never recover. A) Such devastating the floods were that some areas may never recover. B) So devastating were the floods that some areas may never recover. C) So devastating the floods were that some areas may never recover. D) Such devastating were the floods that some areas may never recover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So devastating were the floods that some areas may never recover. 26. Never before ..... as accelerated as they are now during the technological age. A) Historical have changes been. B) Historical changes have been. C) Have been historical changes. D) Have historical changes been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have historical changes been. 27. She will make the public relations ..... the British Embassy as soon as possible. A) Mail. B) Will mail. C) Mailing. D) Mailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mail. 28. I had scarcely finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. A) Scarcely I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. B) Scarcely had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. C) Scarcely finished I writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcely had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. 29. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:If she had said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. Had ..... A) Had she says sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. B) Had she said sorry, he would have been angry. C) Had she not said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. D) Had she said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had she said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. 30. Choose the correct sentence using inversion to show the bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident. A) The bus driver cannot be held responsible for the accident. B) In no way the bus driver can be held responsible for the accident. C) In no way can the bus driver be held responsible for the accident. D) The accident was not the bus driver's fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In no way can the bus driver be held responsible for the accident. 31. When we invert the subject and verb of the 3rd conditional, we ..... A) Omit "if". B) Omit "if" and use "should". C) Omit "if" and "were" comes before the subject. D) Omit "if" and "had" comes before the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omit "if" and "had" comes before the subject. 32. Instructions:Choose the correct answer ..... what was in store for him after he landed here. A) No sooner did he know. B) Little did he know. C) Never before did he know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little did he know. 33. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 5. She is impatient and dishonest. A) Not only impatient she is, but dishonest also she is. B) Not only is she impatient, but she is also dishonest. C) Not she is only impatient, but also dishonest she is. D) She is not only impatient, but dishonest also is she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not only is she impatient, but she is also dishonest. 34. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. He has seldom seen anything stranger A) He has seen seldom anything stranger. B) Seldom he has seen anything stranger. C) Seldom has he seen anything stranger. D) Has he seldom seen anything stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom has he seen anything stranger. 35. Which of the following is the purpose of using inversion in a sentence? A. To emphasize a particular word or phrase. B. To confuse the reader. C. To follow the normal word order. D. To make the sentence longer. A) To emphasize every word equally. B) To emphasize a particular word or phrase. C) To confuse the reader. D) To make the sentence shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize a particular word or phrase. 36. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:If the computer hadn't broken down and I wouldn't have had to stop my work. Had ..... A) Had the computer broken down not, I wouldn't have had to stop my work. B) Had the computer not broken down, I wouldn't have had to stop my work. C) Had not the computer broken down, I would have to stop my work. D) Had the computer not broken down, I would have had to stop my work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had the computer not broken down, I wouldn't have had to stop my work. 37. Finding Error.If I have exercised regularly, I would have had a great body.) A) Would. B) Have. C) Had. D) Exercised. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 38. What is the tense used in inversion with the second conditional? A) Past simple. B) Present perfect. C) Past perfect. D) Present simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect. 39. Not until it was too late ..... I call Susan. A) I did remember. B) Did I remember. C) Did I remembered. D) I remembered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did I remember. 40. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.9. I'll never forget you. A) I never will forget you. B) Never I will forget you. C) Will I never forget you. D) Never will I forget you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never will I forget you. 41. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 3. I have never seen such a mess in my life. A) Never have I seen such a mess in my life. B) Never in my life I have seen such a mess. C) Never I have seen such a mess in my life. D) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. 42. If he were to win the lottery, he would buy a house. THE INVERSION IS: A) Were he to win the lottery . B) Were he won the lottery . C) Were he to have won the lottery . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were he to win the lottery . 43. How does inversion change the meaning of a sentence? A) Inversion can add emphasis or urgency to a statement, making it more formal or dramatic. B) Inversion always makes a sentence less formal and more casual. C) Inversion has no effect on the meaning of a sentence. D) Inversion is used to simplify complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion can add emphasis or urgency to a statement, making it more formal or dramatic. 44. Not until the area ..... can construction continue. A) Made safe. B) Makes safe. C) Had made safe. D) Is made safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is made safe. 45. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SUCH:He was such a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him. Such ..... A) Such a fast speaker was he that we couldn't understand him. B) Such he was a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him. C) Such was a fast speaker he that we couldn't understand him. D) Such a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him was he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a fast speaker was he that we couldn't understand him. 46. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. 19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. A) The financial markets remained closed due to uncertainty. B) Uncertainty was such that the markets stayed closed. C) The uncertainty was so much that the financial markets did not open. D) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. 47. Little did she know about the surprise party. (Explain the inversion used) A) The inversion is used to create a question format. B) The inversion is a stylistic choice with no specific purpose. C) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. D) The inversion emphasizes the subject 'she'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. 48. Up ..... when it saw its master. A) Did the dog jump. B) The dog jumped. C) Jumped the dog. D) Does the dog jump. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jumped the dog. 49. Complete the sentence to ask about existence: ..... a good reason for being late? A) Does there be. B) There are. C) Is there. D) There is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is there. 50. Many a time ..... he wants to marry me. A) Said he. B) He has said. C) Has he said. D) He said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has he said. 51. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 3. Harry not only broke his leg but also injured his shoulder. A) Not only Harry did break his leg, but also he injured his shoulder. B) Not only Harry broke his leg, but also he injured his shoulder. C) Not only did Harry broke his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. D) Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. 52. Beside the roadside ..... A) A horse stood. B) Stood a horse. C) Did a horse stand. D) Does a horse stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stood a horse. 53. After a long season of hard work and dedication, create a sentence using inversion that highlights a positive outcome for the team. A) The championship was won by the team. B) The team did win the championship. C) Won the game did the players. D) Won the championship did the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won the championship did the team. 54. You can understand this matter only when you grow up. A) Only when you grow up you can understand this matter. B) Only when you grow up can you understand this matter. C) Only when do you grow up can you understand this matter. D) Only whendo you grow upyou can understand this matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only when you grow up can you understand this matter. 55. Which of the following sentences uses inversion for emphasis? A) Opportunities like these are seldom received. B) We seldom get such opportunities. C) Seldom do we get such opportunities. D) Such opportunities do we seldom get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom do we get such opportunities. 56. Which sentence correctly uses inversion for emphasis after "Only by working hard" ? A) Can we achieve success only by working hard. B) Only by working hard we can achieve success. C) Only by working hard can we achieve success. D) We can achieve success only by working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only by working hard can we achieve success. 57. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.So ..... said, so little done. A) Was much. B) Much was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Much was. 58. Not until the fist land plants developed ..... A) Land animals appeared. B) Did land animals appear. C) Would land animals appear. D) The land animals appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did land animals appear. 59. ..... have playing cards been used for card games but also for fortune-telling. A) Not only. B) Not as much. C) But also. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only. 60. Tim arrived two hours late: A) What happened was that bicycle chain broken. B) What has happened was that bicycle chain has broken. C) What had happened was that bicycle chain had broken. D) What had happened is that bicycle chain had broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What had happened was that bicycle chain had broken. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 1Inversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 3Inversion 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