This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inverted Sentences – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inverted Sentences Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the subject in the following inverted sentence:'In the middle of the room sat a beautiful piano.' A) Sat a beautiful piano. B) In the middle of the room. C) The middle of the room. D) A beautiful piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A beautiful piano. 2. Wait for the coach to give the instructions. Subject A) Instructions. B) You. C) Give. D) Coach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You. 3. There ..... a book and two pens on the table. A) Has. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 4. The town mayor welcomes the guests. A) NATURAL ORDER. B) INVERTED ORDER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATURAL ORDER. 5. Through the night waits the worried father for his daughter to come home. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 6. Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily. A. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house. B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily. C. Not until it started to rain heavily the boy got out of his house. D. Hardly had it started to rain heavily than the boy got out of his house. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 7. The town of Maluso is celebrating its fiesta. A) INVERTED ORDER. B) NATURAL ORDER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATURAL ORDER. 8. Where (is, are) my favorite hat? A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 9. ..... expert chefs brought in to create mouth-watering specialties to please the demanding clientele? A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 10. Why ..... those two dead plants still sit on your desk? A) Do. B) Does. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 11. On and on ..... the series. A) Go. B) Goes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes. 12. Tell whether the sentence below is correct inverted order. Here come I. A) Correct. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. We would understand what had happened that night only. A) Only later we would understand what had happened that night. B) Only later would we understand what had happened that night. C) Later only would we understand what had happened that night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only later would we understand what had happened that night. 14. Identify the verb in the following inverted sentence:'At the edge of the cliff stood a lone figure.' A) Lone. B) Edge. C) Cliff. D) Stood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stood. 15. Open the book to page 95. Simple Predicate A) Book. B) Open. C) To. D) Page 95. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open. 16. Underneath ..... the subway. A) Rumble. B) Rumbles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rumbles. 17. Down that dark path (sits, sit) the haunted house. A) Sits. B) Sit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sits. 18. Choose the sentence that is written correctly with no errors in the subject-verb agreement. A) Where is the checkers and game board?. B) Someone have taken my stamp collection. C) None of the sidewalk need to be repaved. D) Around the fire were seven tired campers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the fire were seven tired campers. 19. Alice registered for the course. She then received the scholarship.A. Hardly had Alice registered for the course when she received the scholarship.B. Only after Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship.C. Having received the scholarship, Alice registered for the course.D. Registering for the course helped Alice receive the scholarship. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 20. Susan invited her classmates to their house. A) INVERTED ORDER. B) NATURAL ORDER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NATURAL ORDER. 21. Inside your bag are a red book. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 22. Never before ..... so many people at the meeting. A) Were there. B) Have there been. C) There have been. D) Been there. E) There were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have there been. 23. Here ..... the artwork of your little sister. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 24. In the window of one of the restaurants ..... an interesting menu A) Hangs. B) Hang. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hangs. 25. Nowhere else ..... find such a diverse ecosystem. A) You do. B) You can. C) Are you. D) Can you. E) You will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can you. 26. He has great intelligence. He can solve all the problems very quickly. A. Not intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly. B. An intelligent student he is that he can solve all the problems very quickly. C. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly. D. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems very quickly. A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 27. What type of sentence is the example below?We ate all the candy, which had all the flavors of sour, sweet, and spicy, and was quite addictive for us. A) Not a sentence. B) Cumulative. C) Inverted. D) Periodic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulative. 28. Which sentence has inverted word order?A. All the children are hot and thirsty.B. In the line, at the water fountain, are many thirsty children.C. Two of the boys are really thirsty. A) B & C. B) A. C) A & B. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 29. What (is, are) you planning to wear to the party? A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 30. We arrived at the cinema. Then we realized our tickets were still at home.A. No sooner had we realized that our tickets were still at home than we arrived at the cinema.B. Not until we arrived at the cinema that we realized that our tickets were still at home. C. Only after we had arrived at the cinema did we realize that our tickets were at home.D. Hardly had we arrived at the cinema than we realized that our tickets were still at home. A) A. B) C. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 31. Here ..... my brother and his friends. A) Coming. B) Has come. C) Come. D) Comes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Come. 32. Out of the bird bath ..... one goggle-eyed frog. A) Jumps. B) Jump. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumps. 33. Was he running to the car? Predicate A) Running. B) Was running. C) Was. D) Car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 34. Which of the following sentences is an example of correct subject-verb agreement in an inverted sentence?A) Here comes the bus.B) Here come the bus. A) Here comes the bus. B) Here come the buses. C) Here come the bus. D) Here comes the buses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here comes the bus. 35. If you plant seeds on the ground, you will have a beautiful garden of flowers A) Had you plant seeds on the ground, you will . B) Should you plant seeds on the ground, you will have . C) Were you plant seeds on the ground, you will . D) Had you to plant seeds on the ground, you will . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should you plant seeds on the ground, you will have . 36. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Down the street ran the dog. A) Regular Order. B) Inverted Order. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted Order. 37. Identify the type of inversion in the sentence:'Suddenly, the lights went out.' A) Prepositional inversion. B) Object inversion. C) Subject-verb inversion. D) Adverbial inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbial inversion. 38. Have you taken your medicine? A) Natural. B) Inverted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inverted. 39. As soon as James started working, he realized that his decision had not been a good one.A. Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it.B. No sooner had James begun his new job than he knew his decision was wrong.C. Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one. D. Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one. A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B. 40. Identify the verb in the following inverted sentence:'At the entrance of the cave lurked a mysterious creature.' A) Cave. B) Lurked. C) Mysterious. D) Entrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lurked. 41. Here are supplies for class. Predicate A) Are. B) Here. C) Supplies. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 42. Only after the teacher explained it twice ..... the concept. A) The students understood. B) Did the students understand. C) The students did understand. D) Understood the students. E) Have the students understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did the students understand. 43. The people cheer at the passing of the band. A) NATURAL ORDER. B) INVERTED ORDER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATURAL ORDER. 44. Which definition is for a periodic sentence? A) A standard sentence pattern that adds multiple details after the standard sentence. B) A sentence with multiple details coming before the standard sentence structure. C) A standard sentence with the verb coming before the subject. D) Ms. Bullen's favorite-only definition needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence with multiple details coming before the standard sentence structure. 45. Over here (is, are) the papers for the students. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 46. Choose the correct subject-verb agreement for the inverted sentence:'Under the bed were two pairs of shoes.'A) wasB) were A) Is. B) Was. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 47. Down the hall rolled the ball. Subject A) Rolled. B) Down. C) Ball. D) Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball. 48. The boy dropped the ball. A) Normal. B) Inverted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Normal. 49. Identify the subject in the following inverted sentence:'At the entrance of the cave lurked a mysterious creature.' A) The sun. B) A mysterious creature. C) A friendly dog. D) A delicious meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mysterious creature. 50. The student was very bright. He could solve all the math problems. A. He was such bright student that he could solve all the math problems. B. The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems. C. He was such bright a student that he could solve all the math problems. D. So bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems. A) D. B) C. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 51. After all the baking ..... the best part. A) Come. B) Comes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comes. 52. Select the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject of each sentence A) There is three excellent and unusual restaurants in my neighborhood. B) There are three excellent and unusual restaurants in my neighborhood. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are three excellent and unusual restaurants in my neighborhood. 53. Across the front windows (stretches, stretch) a yellow ribbon. A) Stretches. B) Stretch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stretches. 54. To each of you ..... the speaker's thanks. A) Goes. B) Go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 55. Invert this sentence: "They were so happy about the news that they screamed with joy." A) So happy were they about the news that they screamed with joy. B) Happy they were so about the news that they screamed with joy. C) So happy about the news were they that they screamed with joy. D) They were so happy they screamed with joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So happy were they about the news that they screamed with joy. 56. Why (does, do) those two dead plants still sit on your porch? A) Does. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 57. Invert this sentence: "She was so tired that she couldn't keep her eyes open." A) Tired she was so that she couldn't keep her eyes open. B) She was so tired she couldn't keep her eyes open. C) So tired she was that she couldn't keep her eyes open. D) So tired was she that she couldn't keep her eyes open. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So tired was she that she couldn't keep her eyes open. 58. There (stands, stand) the president of the United States. A) Stands. B) Stand. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stands. 59. The old man was once a millionaire who was tricked by his friend into bankruptcy. A) Natural. B) Inverted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural. 60. Which sentence has inverted word order?A. At the end of the story is a terrible surprise.B. The hinges of the door creaked. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInverted Sentences Quiz 2Inverted Sentences Quiz 3Inverted Sentences Quiz 4Inverted Sentences Quiz 5Adverbial Fronting With Inversion QuizAgreement Rules QuizClause Complex QuizCleft Pseudo Cleft Transformation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books