Inverted Sentences Quiz 6 (30 MCQs)

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1. Place the book on the desk. Subject
2. There ..... the people waiting to be seated
3. Select the verb in agreement with the subject.Over the river and through the woods (hides, hide) scary monsters.
4. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Beyond the meadow flows a beautiful river.
5. ..... I'd go jogging in the mornings.
6. Here (is, are) the book you wanted to read.
7. Little ..... that the flight would be delayed for three hours.
8. Here ..... the keys you were looking for.
9. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Scarcely had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam
10. Onto the new rug flows the pineapple juice from the broken bottle.
11. Untouched (was, were) the tranquil garden.
12. Select the verb in agreement with the subject.Here in the canoe (is, are) the paddles.
13. What ..... you planning to wear on New Year's eve?
14. (Is, Are) the car keys in your coat pocket?
15. Identify the subject in the following inverted sentence:'At the edge of the cliff stood a lone figure.'
16. Over the hills lies a quiet little town.
17. Around the corner, ..... waiting for the bus.
18. Outside the testing room ..... Linda's father.
19. Identify the sentence that uses inversion correctly.
20. On the hill ..... a small, ancient castle.
21. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Outside the window sat a hungry bird.
22. In which sentence is the subject-verb order inverted?
23. We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.A. Not until we solved the problem our teacher arrives.B. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.C. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.D. Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.
24. What type of inversion is used in the sentence:'In the garden, the children played.'
25. Change the normal sentence into an inverted word order sentence.The frog jumped right over my head.
26. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Several hundred people waited at the train depot.
27. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.They had met such rude people nowhere before.
28. Around the corner ..... with its lights flashing.
29. Under no circumstances ..... touch that button.
30. Is the Great Buddha of Nara fifty-three feet high?