This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... his sister, but she also was hiding the truth. A) Not only can she. B) Not only did she. C) Not only could she. D) Not only was she. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not only was she. 2. Which of the following is an example of inversion with adverbials? A) Rarely do I see people reading newspapers. B) I see rarely people reading newspapers. C) I see people rarely reading newspapers. D) I rarely see people reading newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely do I see people reading newspapers. 3. As soon as we had turned on the TV, the electricity went out. (Hardly) ..... A) Hardly had we turned on the TV when the electricity went out. B) Hardly did we turn on the TV when the electricity went out. C) Hardly we had turned on the TV when the electricity went out. D) Hardly had we turned on the TV than the electricity went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had we turned on the TV when the electricity went out. 4. Hardly had we settle down in our seats ..... the lights went out. A) Than. B) After. C) Then. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When. 5. Only when John ..... wallet to pay ..... it had been stolen A) Did take his / did he realise. B) Took his wallet / he realised. C) Took his wallet / did he realise. D) Taked his wallet / he realised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took his wallet / did he realise. 6. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him. A) A few months ago, she didn't find it relaxed working for him. B) It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed. C) Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed. D) She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed. 7. Rarely ..... permission to return to homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident. A) Do people given. B) Are people given. C) People given. D) Is people given. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are people given. 8. Rarely ..... such a complicated issue arise during a seminar. A) Has. B) Do. C) Does. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does. 9. Transform the following sentence using inversion:'Abigail rarely goes to the gym.' A) Rarely does Abigail go to the gym. B) Abigail does rarely go to the gym. C) Rarely Abigail goes to the gym. D) Abigail goes to the gym rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely does Abigail go to the gym. 10. The children should on no account go on their own. A) On no account the children should go on their own. B) On no account should the children go on their own. C) Should on no account the children go on their own. D) On no account should the children went on their own. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On no account should the children go on their own. 11. Which sentence shows correct inversion in a question form? A) Visited Paris have you ever?. B) Have you ever visited Paris?. C) Ever you have visited Paris?. D) You have ever visited Paris?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have you ever visited Paris?. 12. Rewrite this sentence using 'Should':If you change your mind, there will always be a job for you here. A) You should change your mind, there will always be a job for you here. B) Should you change your mind, there will always be a job for you here. C) If you should change your mind, there always will be a job for you here. D) Should you mind change, there will always be a job for you here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should you change your mind, there will always be a job for you here. 13. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.24. We had only just arrived home when the police called.Hardly ..... A) Hardly had we arrived home when the police called. B) Hardly we had arrived home when the police called. C) Hardly did we arrive home when the police called. D) Hardly have we arrived home when the police called. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had we arrived home when the police called. 14. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:He bought so many books that he didn't know where to put them. So ..... A) So many books did he buy that he didn't know where to put them. B) So he bought many books that he didn't know where to put them. C) So books many did he buy that he didn't know where to put them. D) So did he buy many books that he didn't know where to put them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So many books did he buy that he didn't know where to put them. 15. What is the role of auxiliary verbs in inversion? A) They are used to form questions and negative statements, changing the usual subject-verb order. B) They serve as the main verbs in a sentence. C) They are used to indicate tense without changing the subject-verb order. D) They help in forming compound sentences without altering the structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are used to form questions and negative statements, changing the usual subject-verb order. 16. What's the question using inversion for:Vous allez dessiner une image. A) Dessiner vous-allez une image?. B) Vous desiner-allez une image?. C) Allez-vous dessiner une image?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allez-vous dessiner une image?. 17. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with WERE:If I were you, I would tell him the truth. Were ..... A) Were I him, I would tell you the truth. B) Were I you, I would tell him the truth. C) Were you him, I would tell you the truth. D) Were you I, I would tell him the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were I you, I would tell him the truth. 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.5. They didn't get round to business until they had finished eating. A) They got round to business before they finished eating. B) They finished eating after they got round to business. C) They got round to business while they were eating. D) Only after they had finished eating did they get round to business. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only after they had finished eating did they get round to business. 19. We can not (A) clean up all (B) the polluted seas and rivers. Nor we can (C) stop the disappearance (D) of plants and animals. A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 20. 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. It wasn't until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat. A) The Agriculture Minister admitted defeat before last week. B) Last week, the Agriculture Minister refused to admit defeat. C) Only last week did the Agriculture Minister admit defeat. D) The Agriculture Minister has never admitted defeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only last week did the Agriculture Minister admit defeat. 21. Hardly had I arrived when the meeting started. A) I arrived just before the meeting ended. B) The meeting started immediately after I arrived. C) The meeting started long before I arrived. D) The meeting was delayed until I arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meeting started immediately after I arrived. 22. Which sentence correctly uses inversion after the negative adverbial "Seldom" ? A) Seldom do I go to the cinema. B) I seldom do go to the cinema. C) Seldom I do go to the cinema. D) Do I seldom go to the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom do I go to the cinema. 23. I have not tasted that flavour yet! A) Me neither. B) So have I. C) Neither have I. D) Either have I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither have I. 24. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.1 ..... that I was speaking to someone as important as Professor Sims. A) Little have I known. B) I knew little. C) Little I knew. D) Little did I know. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Little did I know. 25. The professor is considered as a genius person by his students ..... he has invented many new inventions in the field of biology. A) Yet. B) Nevertheless. C) Although. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 26. Apply inversion in this conditional sentence:'If you need assistance, please call me.' A) If you should need assistance, please call me. B) Should you require help, please contact me. C) Need you assistance, please call me. D) In case you need assistance, please reach out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should you require help, please contact me. 27. What is inversion in grammar? A) Changing the normal order of words in a sentence. B) Using adverbials to emphasize a sentence. C) Inverting the subject and verb in a question. D) Using auxiliary verbs in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changing the normal order of words in a sentence. 28. What do we need in order to make an inversion that begins with "not" ? A) A preposition. B) An adverbial phrase. C) A prepositional phrase. D) A question mark. E) An adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prepositional phrase. 29. 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.7. I didn't realize who he was until later.Only ..... A) Only later did I realize who he was. B) Only did I realize later who he was. C) Only did I realize who he was later. D) Only later I realized who he was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only later did I realize who he was. 30. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony. A) Seldom they had participated in such a fascinating ceremony. B) Rarely they had participated in such a fascinating ceremony. C) Little had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony. D) Seldom had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seldom had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony. 31. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 4. He is both intelligent and handsome. A) Not only is he intelligent, but he is also handsome. B) Not is he only intelligent, but also handsome he is. C) Not he is only intelligent, but he is also handsome. D) Not only intelligent he is, but also handsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only is he intelligent, but he is also handsome. 32. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent A) Seldom did the embassy staff realized that Ted was a secret agent. B) Little did the embassy staff realize that Ted was a secret agent. C) Rarely the embassy staff realized that Ted was a secret agent. D) Little the embassy staff did realize that Ted was a secret agent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little did the embassy staff realize that Ted was a secret agent. 33. Which sentence correctly uses inversion in a sentence starting with "Rarely" ? A) Rarely we do see such a beautiful sunrise. B) Rarely do we see such a beautiful sunrise. C) We rarely do see such a beautiful sunrise. D) Do rarely we see such a beautiful sunrise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely do we see such a beautiful sunrise. 34. He didn't suspect that his girlfriend was an enemy spy A) At no time did he suspect that his girlfriend was an enemy spy. B) At no time did he suspected that his girlfriend was an enemy spy. C) At no time he suspected that his girlfriend was an enemy spy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At no time did he suspect that his girlfriend was an enemy spy. 35. Not only did he finish the project, but he also excelled in it. A) He excelled in the project. B) He completed the project poorly. C) He abandoned the project early. D) He struggled with the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He excelled in the project. 36. Rarely does she go out without her friends. A) She usually goes out with her friends. B) She sometimes goes out without anyone. C) She often stays home alone. D) She rarely goes out at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She usually goes out with her friends. 37. T BRIDGE:Which question is correctly written? A) Paul mange-t-il de la soupe?. B) Paul mange-t'il de la soupe?. C) Paul mange t'il de la soupe?. D) Paul mange't-il de la soupe?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paul mange-t-il de la soupe?. 38. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:If his friends hadn't been late, they wouldn't have missed the train. Had ..... A) Had they not been late, his friends would have missed the train. B) Had his friends been late, they would have missed the train. C) Had his friends not been late, they wouldn't have missed the train. D) Had his friends not missed the train, they wouldn't have been late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had his friends not been late, they wouldn't have missed the train. 39. Which phrase fits: " ..... to pay the full amount now, there would be a ten per cent discount" ? A) Under no circumstances will. B) Rarely have. C) Were you. D) No sooner had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you. 40. Transform this sentence using inversion:'If I had the chance, I would travel to Japan.' A) If I had the chance, I would travel to Japan. B) Should I have the chance, I would travel to Japan. C) Had I the chance, I would travel to Japan. D) Were I to have the chance, I would travel to Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had I the chance, I would travel to Japan. 41. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SUCH:It was such a foggy day that we couldn't see the road. Such ..... A) Such a foggy day was it that we couldn't see the road. B) Such was a foggy day that we couldn't see the road. C) Such foggy day it was that we couldn't see the road. D) Such a day foggy was it that we couldn't see the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a foggy day was it that we couldn't see the road. 42. Under the tree ..... full of food. A) A basket was. B) Were a basket. C) Are a basket. D) Was a basket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was a basket. 43. Finding ErrorWere he ask, he could receive extra tutoring support after class. A) Suport. B) Were. C) Could receive. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ask. 44. Complete the sentence to form a grammatically correct question: ..... they like the new video game? A) Do. B) Is. C) Are. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 45. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Seldom ..... seen such a mess. A) I have. B) Have I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have I. 46. 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. His brother had rarely been more excited.Rarely ..... A) Rarely his brother had been more excited. B) Rarely been his brother more excited had. C) Rarely had been his brother more excited. D) Rarely had his brother been more excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rarely had his brother been more excited. 47. How can the third conditional be inverted? A) Replace 'if' with 'had'. B) Replace 'if' with 'would'. C) Replace 'if' with 'should'. D) Replace 'if' with 'were'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replace 'if' with 'had'. 48. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.8. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. A) Never have I seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. B) Never seen I anyone in my life drink as much as you. C) Never I have seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. D) Never anyone in my life have I seen drink as much as you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have I seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. 49. ..... book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount. A) If should you. B) Should you. C) Should. D) You should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should you. 50. Transform the positive statement 'You can swim well' into a negative sentence. A) You swim well. B) You cannot swim well. C) You cannot swim at all. D) You can swim poorly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You cannot swim well. 51. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder. A) Not only Harry did break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. B) Not only Harry broke his leg, but he also did injure his shoulder. C) Not only 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. Only after they send you an application ..... A) You can apply. B) Do you apply. C) Can you apply. D) Did you apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can you apply. 53. Which phrase completes: "Had the plane (take off) ..... , everyone in it would have been killed" ? A) Taking off. B) Taken off. C) Took off. D) To take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taken off. 54. Identify the effect of inversion in the sentence:'Seldom do we get such opportunities.' A) The effect of inversion is to confuse the reader. B) The effect of inversion is to make the opportunities seem more frequent. C) The effect of inversion is to simplify the sentence structure. D) The effect of inversion is to emphasize the rarity of the opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The effect of inversion is to emphasize the rarity of the opportunities. 55. 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.2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.Hardly ..... A) Hardly did I put the phone down when the boss rang back. B) Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back. C) Hardly I had put the phone down when the boss rang back. D) Hardly had I put down the phone when the boss rang back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back. 56. Instructions:Choose the correct answer ..... the stress she was under. A) Only now I realise. B) Now only do I realise. C) Only now do I realise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only now do I realise. 57. Not only did he finish the project, but he also presented it. (Identify the inversion) A) He finished the project not only. B) Not only he finished the project. C) Not only did he finish the project. D) He presented it and finished the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only did he finish the project. 58. Which of the following is an example of inversion? A) You are tired. B) Are you tired?. C) I am tired. D) They are tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are you tired?. 59. What is the effect of using negative inversion in a sentence? A) It emphasizes the negative aspect and creates a more formal or dramatic tone. B) It has no effect on the overall meaning of the sentence. C) It simplifies the sentence structure and makes it more casual. D) It removes the negative connotation and softens the tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes the negative aspect and creates a more formal or dramatic tone. 60. ..... improve the environment, but it also saves money. A) Not only does this policy. B) Not only do this policy. C) Not only this policy. D) Not only this policy does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only does this policy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 1Inversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 3Inversion In English Quiz 4Inversion In English Quiz 5Inversion In English Quiz 7Inversion In English Quiz 8Adverbial Fronting With Inversion Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books