This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the inverted structure in this sentence A) He realized the truth only after the meeting. B) Only after the meeting he did realize the truth. C) Did he realize the truth only after the meeting. D) Only after the meeting did he realize the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only after the meeting did he realize the truth. 2. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD. A) Should you want to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is free after 9 A.M. B) If you should want to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is free after 9 A.M. C) You should want to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is free after 9 A.M. D) Should you wanted to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is free after 9 A.M. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you want to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is free after 9 A.M. 3. When I reached the door I realised that it was locked. A) No sooner had I reached the door when I realised it was locked. B) No sooner had I reached the door than I realised it was locked. C) No sooner I had reached the door than I realised it was locked. D) No sooner had I realised the door was locked when I reached it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner had I reached the door than I realised it was locked. 4. We create questions using inversion. That is ..... A) Verb + subject + rest of the sentence. B) Subject + verb + rest of the sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb + subject + rest of the sentence. 5. No sooner ..... the house than the phone started to ring. A) Had she entered. B) She had entered. C) Entered she. D) Had entered she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had she entered. 6. Apply inversion in this conditional sentence:'If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.' A) Were I to win the lottery, I would travel the world. B) If I win the lottery, I would travel the world. C) Should I win the lottery, I will travel the world. D) Had I won the lottery, I would have traveled the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were I to win the lottery, I would travel the world. 7. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.7. I've never been so moved by a Shakespeare production. A) Never have I been so moved by a Shakespeare production. B) Never I have been so moved by a Shakespeare production. C) Never so moved have I been by a Shakespeare production. D) Never have been I so moved by a Shakespeare production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have I been so moved by a Shakespeare production. 8. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:I didn't see the signal, so I didn't stop. A) Had I seen the signal, I would have stopped. B) Had I not seen the signal, I would have stopped. C) Had I seen the signal, I would not stop. D) Had I not seen the signal, I would not have stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I seen the signal, I would have stopped. 9. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:The weather is so beautiful that we decided to go to the beach. So ..... A) So beautiful is the weather that we decided to go to the beach. B) So the weather is beautiful that we decided to go to the beach. C) So is the weather beautiful that we decided to go to the beach. D) So weather beautiful is that we decided to go to the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So beautiful is the weather that we decided to go to the beach. 10. Only after the storm did we realize the damage. A) We understood the storm caused no damage. B) We realized the damage after the storm. C) The damage was clear before the storm. D) We noticed the storm after the damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We realized the damage after the storm. 11. I ate much too much I think I'm going to ..... sick. A) Feel. B) Be. C) Get. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 12. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion. Our profits have never been higher than they are this year. A) Never have our profits been higher than they are this year. B) Never our profits have been higher than they are this year. C) Never been our profits higher than they are this year. D) Never have been our profits higher than they are this year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have our profits been higher than they are this year. 13. Which sentence is most suitable for a news reader reporting on a natural disaster? A) Such was the force of the earthquake, that whole villages have been devastated. B) Should you change your mind, just let me know. C) Never before have I seen this film. D) That pudding was so nice that I would love to have some more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such was the force of the earthquake, that whole villages have been devastated. 14. When should inversion be used in writing or speaking? A) When you want to emphasize something. B) When you want to confuse the audience. C) When you want to follow the standard word order. D) When you want to sound more informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you want to emphasize something. 15. Never ..... heard such an appalling speech. A) I have. B) Have i. C) Have I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have I. 16. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.5. The film had never before laid on such a sumptuous celebration. A) Never before had the film laid on such a sumptuous celebration. B) Never before the film had laid on such a sumptuous celebration. C) Never had before the film laid on such a sumptuous celebration. D) Never before had laid the film on such a sumptuous celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never before had the film laid on such a sumptuous celebration. 17. During a visit to a breathtaking garden, Priya exclaimed, 'Never have I seen such beauty.' A) The inversion suggests a comparison to other beauties. B) The inversion makes the sentence sound more casual. C) The inversion emphasizes the rarity and significance of the beauty being described. D) The inversion indicates a future event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The inversion emphasizes the rarity and significance of the beauty being described. 18. ..... those words than all the newspapers published them. A) No sooner had he uttered. B) As soon as had he uttered. C) No sooner he had uttered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had he uttered. 19. What is an example of inversion with 'little'? A) Little did he know about the surprise party, which emphasizes the lack of knowledge. B) Little did she expect to win the competition, highlighting her surprise. C) Little did they realize the importance of the meeting, showcasing their ignorance. D) Little did he understand the consequences of his actions, reflecting his naivety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little did he know about the surprise party, which emphasizes the lack of knowledge. 20. Only after checking three times ..... certain of the answer. Jim promised that never would he tell anyone else. A) I was. B) Was I. C) Were I. D) I were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was I. 21. While on vacation at the beach, Hannah looked up at the sky and saw the most stunning sunset. Create a sentence using inversion that expresses her surprise. A) Beautiful sunset I have never seen!. B) Such a beautiful sunset I have seen!. C) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset!. D) I have never seen a sunset so beautiful!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset!. 22. Only on rare occasions ..... to the theater. A) Do they go. B) They went. C) Go they. D) Went they. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do they go. 23. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 7. She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations. A) Not only did she write the text, but she also selected the illustrations. B) Not only she wrote the text, but also she selected the illustrations. C) Not only did she wrote the text, but she also selected the illustrations. D) Not only did she write the text, but also she selected the illustrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only did she write the text, but she also selected the illustrations. 24. True or False:The sentence 'I asked my friend what was the problem' uses correct grammar for an indirect question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with HAD:If he hadn't been angry, I would have said something. Had ..... A) Had he not been angry, I would have said something. B) Had he been angry, I would have said something. C) Had he not angry, I would have said something. D) Had not he been angry, I would have said something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had he not been angry, I would have said something. 26. Now here ..... such cooperative staff. A) You can find. B) You found. C) You could find. D) Can you find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can you find. 27. Identify the negative inversion in this sentence:'Hardly had I arrived when the rain started.' A) I had hardly arrived. B) Hardly arrived I had when the rain started. C) When the rain started, I had hardly arrived. D) Hardly had I arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hardly had I arrived. 28. Which sentence correctly uses inversion after the adverbial phrase "Under no circumstances" ? A) Under no circumstances did I see that movie. B) Under no circumstances I did see that movie. C) I did see that movie under no circumstances. D) Did I see that movie under no circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under no circumstances did I see that movie. 29. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 6. I've never come across such a horrifying film. A) Never have I come across such a horrifying film. B) Never I have come across such a horrifying film. C) Never has I come across such a horrifying film. D) Never did I come across such a horrifying film. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have I come across such a horrifying film. 30. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.7. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.Under the table ..... A) Under the table was lying a sleeping dog. B) Under the table a dog was sleeping lying. C) Under the table lying was a sleeping dog. D) Under the table was a dog sleeping lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table was lying a sleeping dog. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 1Inversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 4Inversion In English Quiz 5Inversion In English Quiz 6Inversion In English Quiz 7Inversion In English Quiz 8Inversion In English Quiz 9Inversion In English Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books