This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Never before ..... as accelerated as they are now during the technological age. A) Have historical changes been. B) Historical have changes been. C) Historical changes have been. D) Have been historical changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have historical changes been. 2. She will make the public relations ..... the British Embassy as soon as possible. A) Mail. B) Will mail. C) Mailed. D) Mailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mail. 3. 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. 4. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:If she had said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. Had ..... A) Had she not said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. B) Had she says sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. C) Had she said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. D) Had she said sorry, he would have been angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had she said sorry, he wouldn't have been angry. 5. Choose the correct sentence using inversion to show the bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident. A) In no way the bus driver can be held responsible for the accident. B) The accident was not the bus driver's fault. C) The bus driver cannot be held responsible for the accident. D) In no way can the bus driver be held responsible for the accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In no way can the bus driver be held responsible for the accident. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 5. She is impatient and dishonest. A) Not she is only impatient, but also dishonest she is. B) She is not only impatient, but dishonest also is she. C) Not only is she impatient, but she is also dishonest. D) Not only impatient she is, but dishonest also she is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only is she impatient, but she is also dishonest. 9. 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) Has he seldom seen anything stranger. C) Seldom he has seen anything stranger. D) Seldom has he seen anything stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seldom has he seen anything stranger. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Finding Error.If I have exercised regularly, I would have had a great body.) A) Have. B) Had. C) Exercised. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 13. What is the tense used in inversion with the second conditional? A) Present perfect. B) Past simple. C) Present simple. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 14. ..... a week goes by without some road accidents. A) Infrequently. B) Never. C) Seldom. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom. 15. Not until it was too late ..... I call Susan. A) Did I remembered. B) I remembered. C) Did I remember. D) I did remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did I remember. 16. 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. 17. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 3. I have never seen such a mess in my life. A) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. B) Never have I seen such a mess in my life. C) Never in my life I have seen such a mess. D) Never I have seen such a mess in my life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. 18. 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 . 19. 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. 20. Not until the area ..... can construction continue. A) Made safe. B) Is made safe. C) Makes safe. D) Had made safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is made safe. 21. 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. 22. 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) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. C) The uncertainty was so much that the financial markets did not open. D) Uncertainty was such that the markets stayed closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. 23. Little did she know about the surprise party. (Explain the inversion used) A) The inversion emphasizes the subject 'she'. B) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. C) The inversion is a stylistic choice with no specific purpose. D) The inversion is used to create a question format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. 24. Up ..... when it saw its master. A) Did the dog jump. B) Jumped the dog. C) The dog jumped. D) Does the dog jump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumped the dog. 25. Complete the sentence to ask about existence: ..... a good reason for being late? A) Is there. B) There are. C) Does there be. D) There is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is there. 26. Many a time ..... he wants to marry me. A) Has he said. B) Said he. C) He has said. D) He said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has he said. 27. 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 break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. D) Not only did Harry broke his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. 28. 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. 29. After a long season of hard work and dedication, create a sentence using inversion that highlights a positive outcome for the team. A) Won the championship did the team. B) Won the game did the players. C) The team did win the championship. D) The championship was won by the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won the championship did the team. 30. No sooner ..... I realised what was going on. A) Had I arrived than. B) Had I arrived when. C) I arrived when. D) I arrived than. 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