This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Never before ..... such a disaster. A) They had suffered. B) They have suffered. C) Did they suffered. D) Have they suffered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have they suffered. 2. My roommates both went downtown for the day after we finished cleaning the apartment ..... was I finally able to sit down and read my book in peace. A) Only when. B) Only then. C) No sooner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only then. 3. The minor 7 formula is 1 3b. 5. 7 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Choose the correct option to complete the inversions: ..... you, I wouldn't talk about corn or bridges . A) If I had been. B) If I were. C) Were I. D) Had I been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were I. 5. Tom had only started his presentation. The electricity went out. A) But for the power failure, Tom would have started his presentation. B) Hardly Tom started his presentation, the electricity went out immediately. C) As soon as the electricity went out, Tom started his presentation. D) Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out. 6. Which one will you choose in order to emphasize? A) He was so amazed that he couldn't speak. B) So amazed was he that he couldn't speak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So amazed was he that he couldn't speak. 7. What is the correct inversion of the sentence 'He started working at this bank right after he graduated from university'? A) After he graduated from university, he had started working at this bank. B) Hardly had he started working in this bank when he graduated from university. C) No sooner had he started working in this bank than he graduated from university. D) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in this bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in this bank. 8. No sooner ..... we sat down for dinner than the doorbell rang. (INVERSIONS for EMPHASIS) A) HAD. B) HAVE. C) HAVING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD. 9. How many inversions are there for seventh chords? A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 10. Rarely can I find time to do my homework. A) I am busy. B) I am lazy. C) I just don't want to do my homework. D) I find that the homework is too difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am busy. 11. The question begins with the ..... A) Noun. B) Subject Pronoun. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 12. VERB PATTERNSOur family can't afford ..... a new car this year, we will have to wait a while longer. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 13. How can temperature inversions lead to more extreme weather events? A) By decreasing global temperatures. B) By having no impact on weather events. C) By trapping cooler air close to the Earth's surface. D) By allowing warm air to disperse into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By trapping cooler air close to the Earth's surface. 14. Never have I ..... such delicious food in my life. A) EATEN. B) ATE. C) EATING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EATEN. 15. I absolutely loved the book. Never before ..... a novel that was so completely riveting from start to finish! A) Had I read. B) I'd read. C) I have read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I read. 16. ..... you finish the book will you fully understand its message. A) Not only. B) No sooner. C) Not until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not until. 17. If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn't ..... in this mess. (Past unreal condition, present unreal result) A) BE. B) WAS. C) WERE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BE. 18. Rarely ..... any tourists in this town. A) Do we see. B) We see. C) See we. D) We do see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do we see. 19. If I were in your shoes, I would have ..... the situation differently. (Present unreal result) A) HANDLED. B) HANDLE. C) TO HANDLE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HANDLED. 20. ADVERBS OF INTENSITYWhich word goes in the space?You've cooked far too ..... food. A) Many. B) Enough. C) Much. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Much. 21. INVERSIONS ..... do I leave my house so early. A) Seldom. B) Only later. C) Rarely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom. 22. Seldom ..... her grandparents. A) Does she visits. B) She visits. C) Does she visit. D) She visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does she visit. 23. Inversions consist to put the verb before the subject? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The ozone layer protects us from A) UV rays. B) Increased atmospheric heat. C) Decreased atmospheric heat. D) CFCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UV rays. 25. In third inversion, which note is in the bass? A) Seventh. B) Fifth. C) Third. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seventh. 26. Little ..... then how much I would miss you! A) I didn't know. B) I knew. C) Did I know. D) Did know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did I know. 27. Which part of the chord needs to be in the bass for first inversion? A) Root. B) 3rd. C) 5th. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd. 28. Is this sentence correct?:Never will I ever take up smoking. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. The student is both enthusiastic and knowledgeable= ..... A) Not only is the student enthusiastic, but he is also knowledgeable. B) Not only is the student enthusiastic, but is he also knowledgeable. C) Not only the student is enthusiastic, but is he also knowledgeable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only is the student enthusiastic, but he is also knowledgeable. 30. Not until did I see with my own eyes could I believe it. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 31. VERB PATTERNSMy little brother is so mischievous that it is hard to avoid ..... angry with him. A) Getting. B) To get. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting. 32. The guests had just left. She began to clean up the house. A) Only after she had cleaned up the house did the guests leave. B) No sooner had the guests left than she began to clean up the house. C) Hardly had the guests left when did she begin to clean up the house. D) Not until had the guests left, she began to clean up the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner had the guests left than she began to clean up the house. 33. I heard little, turn up the volume. A) Did I hear little, turn up the volume. B) Little did I hear, turn up the volume. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little did I hear, turn up the volume. 34. Only after she started exercising ..... able tolose weight. A) SHE WAS. B) WAS SHE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WAS SHE. 35. ..... Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child. A) Remarkable however it seem. B) No matter remarkable it seems. C) Remarkable as it seems. D) As it seems remarkable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remarkable as it seems. 36. "No sooner had she finished her work than she started a new project." This sentence correctly uses inversion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. The prefix "Atmo" means ..... A) Water. B) Air. C) Life. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 38. What is the impact of temperature inversions on air quality? A) Increased air quality due to enhanced air circulation. B) Decreased air quality due to trapping of pollutants near the Earth's surface. C) No impact on air quality. D) Increased air quality due to decreased air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreased air quality due to trapping of pollutants near the Earth's surface. 39. Survival skills are important when hiking, even ..... to use your skills. A) Should you not need. B) Shouldn't you need. C) Should not you need. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you not need. 40. Not only does she play football, but also basketball. A) She only plays football. B) She only plays basketball. C) She plays both football and basketball. D) We are asking her if she plays football or basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She plays both football and basketball. 41. In a V$^{6}$$_{5}$, what inversion is the chord? A) First Inversion. B) Second Inversion. C) Third Inversion. D) Root Position. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Inversion. 42. What is the primary reason temperature inversions can lead to health issues in humans? A) They cause a decrease in oxygen levels in the air. B) They lead to a significant increase in UV radiation. C) They trap pollutants and allergens in the air we breathe. D) They result in extreme temperature changes that affect the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They trap pollutants and allergens in the air we breathe. 43. Mixture of dust, acids and other harmful chemicals A) Emissions. B) Acid precipitation. C) Particulate matter. D) Air polution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particulate matter. 44. ..... I saw John with my own eyes did I really believe he was safe. A) Rarely. B) Only later. C) In no way. D) Not until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not until. 45. Seldom do I go to the beach. A) I am trying to remember if I go to the beach. B) I go to the beach frequently. C) I never go to the beach. D) I go to the beach infrequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I go to the beach infrequently. 46. By any means will patients be allowed to smoke in the hospital premises. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 47. Seldom ..... we go out on Sunday nights. A) DO. B) DOES. C) DID. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DO. 48. Under no circumstances ..... the jacket without the receipt. A) Can you exchange. B) You can't exchange. C) Do you exchange. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you exchange. 49. VERB PATTERNSThe woman denied ..... the jumper, but security staff found it in her handbag. A) Steal. B) Stealing. C) To steal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stealing. 50. Is this sentence correct?:Hardly I had picked up my book than my daughter called me. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 51. Not only ..... she win the award, but she also set a new record. A) DID. B) DONE. C) DOES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DID. 52. ..... your support that helped me through the difficult times. (Emphatic structure) A) WAS IT. B) IT WAS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IT WAS. 53. Not until you can behave like an adult ..... you like an adult. A) We will treat. B) Will we treat. C) We treat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will we treat. 54. I had just finished my homework. I watched TV. A) Hardly I had finished my homework when I watched TV. B) Not until I had finished my homework did I watch TV. C) No sooner had I finished my homework than did I watch TV. D) Only after I had watched TV did I finish my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until I had finished my homework did I watch TV. 55. Which of the following is NOT a common consequence of temperature inversions? A) Smog formation. B) Improved air quality. C) Increased allergen concentration in the air. D) Reduced visibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improved air quality. 56. What are the species called that appear first during primary succession? A) Mature Species. B) Alpha Species. C) Pioneer Species. D) New Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pioneer Species. 57. She bought the car after he had explained its benefits. A) After he had explained its benefits did she buy the car only. B) Only after he had explained its benefits do she buy the car. C) Only after had he explained its benefits did she buy the car. D) Only after he had explained its benefits did she buy the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only after he had explained its benefits did she buy the car. 58. Andromeda is a galaxy containing millions of individual stars, but it is ..... Earth that it looks like a blurry patch of light. A) From so far away. B) Away from so far. C) Away so far from. D) So far away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So far away from. 59. Which option completes the sentence correctly? ' ..... , you would have succeeded in this contest.' A) As long as you followed my advice. B) Were you to follow my advice. C) Had you followed my advice. D) If you followed to my advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had you followed my advice. 60. CHOOSE THE CORRECT INVERSION:The cellphone is there next to the window. A) There is the cellphone next to the window. B) There the cellphone is next to the window. C) There next to the window is the cellphone. D) None of the above. 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