This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject Verb Inversion – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not only ..... my keys, I've lost my wallet, too. A) Have I lost. B) I did lose. C) Are I lost. D) I have lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have I lost. 2. I don't know what the WI-FI password is, ..... A) Nor does anyone else. B) So is everyone else. C) Neither did everyone else. D) Neither are everyone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nor does anyone else. 3. Your friend says, 'I wonder why is he always late.' To correct their grammar for this indirect question, which sentence is best? A) I wonder why he is always late. B) I wonder why does he is always late. C) I wonder is why he always late. D) I wonder why he always is late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wonder why he is always late. 4. Fill in the blank with the correct verb:How ..... the movie end last night? A) do B) does C) did D) done A) Do. B) Done. C) Does. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 5. In the sentence 'Rarely has he been so angry, ' is the word 'has' correctly inverted with the subject? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Complete the sentence using inversion:Hardly ..... when it started to rain. A) Had I left. B) I had left. C) Left had I. D) Left I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I left. 7. Choose the best option: ..... they finish the project on time? A) Has. B) Did. C) Do. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 8. Which sentence uses subject-verb inversion correctly for emphasis? A) Had never before I seen such bravery. B) I had never before seen such bravery. C) Never before had I seen such bravery. D) Never before I had seen such bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never before had I seen such bravery. 9. True or False:The sentence 'Have you ever tried snowboarding?' is a correct example of placing an adverb ('ever') in an inverted question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What type of inversion is in the sentence:'Rarely do students analyze corpus data at this level.'? A) Place. B) Negative. C) Conditional. D) Comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 11. True or False:'Here comes the bus' is an example of subject-verb inversion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which sentence demonstrates correct inversion after a negative adverb? A) Seen I have never such a thing. B) I have never seen such a thing. C) Never seen I have such a thing. D) Never have I seen such a thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never have I seen such a thing. 13. Complete the sentence:'Only after the rain stopped ..... their journey.' A) Continue they did. B) They continued. C) They did continue. D) Did they continue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did they continue. 14. Complete the sentence:Hardly ..... she entered the room when the phone rang. A) Was. B) Has. C) Had. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 15. Which negative question is grammatically correct and sounds most natural in conversation? A) Why you didn't finish your homework?. B) Didn't you finish your homework?. C) Did not you finish your homework?. D) You didn't finish your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't you finish your homework?. 16. Complete the question: ..... you ever seen a giraffe up close? A) Does. B) Did. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 17. ..... the train arrive on time? A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 18. Where ..... the keys that were on the table? A) is B) are C) was D) has A) Was. B) Are. C) Is. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 19. Complete the sentence:'Rarely ..... she seen without her dog.' A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 20. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct. "Little I knew that my surprise party was just minutes away." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Complete the sentence:Hardly ..... before the rain started. A) We had arrived. B) Arrived we. C) We arrived. D) Had we arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had we arrived. 22. Your team only started playing well after halftime. Which sentence best rephrases this using inversion for emphasis? A) Only after halftime the team played well. B) Only after halftime the team did play well. C) Only after halftime did the team play well. D) Did the team play well only after halftime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only after halftime did the team play well. 23. Complete the sentence:Scarcely ..... the phone ring when she answered it. A) had B) has C) have D) having A) Have. B) Had. C) Having. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 24. Complete the sentence to add emphasis:Rarely ..... we get to see a movie on a school night. A) Can. B) Have. C) Do. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 25. Complete the sentence: ..... your friend at the skatepark yesterday? A) Was. B) Does. C) Is. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 26. True or False:The sentence "There goes my chance to win the game!" uses a correct and natural-sounding subject-verb inversion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. True or False:In the sentence 'Seldom do they arrive on time, ' the subject-verb inversion is incorrect. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Which of these questions is written correctly? A) Is your best friend in my science class?. B) Your best friend in my science class is?. C) Your best friend is in my science class?. D) In my science class is your best friend?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is your best friend in my science class?. 29. Does anyone know ..... having the debate? A) The students are. B) Where the students are. C) That the students. D) Where are the students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the students are. 30. True or False:'There goes the train' is an example of subject-verb inversion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSubject Verb Inversion Quiz 1Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 3Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 4Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 5Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 6Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 7Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 8Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books