This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Never before ..... such a disaster. A) They had suffered. B) Did they suffered. C) Have they suffered. D) They have suffered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Had I been. C) If I were. D) Were I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were I. 5. Tom had only started his presentation. The electricity went out. A) Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out. B) Hardly Tom started his presentation, the electricity went out immediately. C) But for the power failure, Tom would have started his presentation. D) As soon as the electricity went out, Tom started his presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) No sooner had he started working in this bank than he graduated from university. B) Hardly had he started working in this bank when he graduated from university. C) After he graduated from university, he had started working at this bank. 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) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 10. Rarely can I find time to do my homework. A) I just don't want to do my homework. B) I find that the homework is too difficult. C) I am lazy. D) I am busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am busy. 11. The question begins with the ..... A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Subject Pronoun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) See we. B) We see. C) Do we see. D) We do see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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. Choose the correct option to complete the inversions: ..... my wonderful teacher, I wouldn't have learned how to use inversions A) Had it not been for. B) Weren't it not for. C) Had it been for. D) Were it for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had it not been for. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. The ozone layer protects us from A) Increased atmospheric heat. B) UV rays. C) Decreased atmospheric heat. D) CFCs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UV rays. 26. ..... his assistance in those days, I would not be so successful now. A) Had it not been for. B) If it had not for. C) If there were not. D) Unless I had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had it not been for. 27. In third inversion, which note is in the bass? A) Third. B) Fifth. C) Seventh. D) Root. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seventh. 28. Little ..... then how much I would miss you! A) I knew. B) Did I know. C) I didn't know. D) Did know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did I know. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInversions Quiz 1Inversions Quiz 2Inversions Quiz 3Inversions Quiz 4Inversions Quiz 5Inversions Quiz 6Inversions Quiz 8Inversions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books