This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.9. I'll never forget you. A) Never will I forget you. B) Never I will forget you. C) Will I never forget you. D) I never will forget you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never will I forget you. 2. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 3. I have never seen such a mess in my life. A) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. B) Never I have seen such a mess in my life. C) Never in my life I have seen such a mess. D) Never have I seen such a mess in my life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never in my life have I seen such a mess. 3. If he were to win the lottery, he would buy a house. THE INVERSION IS: A) Were he to win the lottery . B) Were he won the lottery . C) Were he to have won the lottery . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were he to win the lottery . 4. How does inversion change the meaning of a sentence? A) Inversion can add emphasis or urgency to a statement, making it more formal or dramatic. B) Inversion always makes a sentence less formal and more casual. C) Inversion has no effect on the meaning of a sentence. D) Inversion is used to simplify complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion can add emphasis or urgency to a statement, making it more formal or dramatic. 5. Not until the area ..... can construction continue. A) Had made safe. B) Is made safe. C) Made safe. D) Makes safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is made safe. 6. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SUCH:He was such a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him. Such ..... A) Such a fast speaker was he that we couldn't understand him. B) Such he was a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him. C) Such was a fast speaker he that we couldn't understand him. D) Such a fast speaker that we couldn't understand him was he. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a fast speaker was he that we couldn't understand him. 7. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. 19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. A) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. B) The uncertainty was so much that the financial markets did not open. C) The financial markets remained closed due to uncertainty. D) Uncertainty was such that the markets stayed closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. 8. Little did she know about the surprise party. (Explain the inversion used) A) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. B) The inversion is a stylistic choice with no specific purpose. C) The inversion emphasizes the subject 'she'. D) The inversion is used to create a question format. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The inversion used is 'did' before 'she', emphasizing the surprise. 9. Up ..... when it saw its master. A) Jumped the dog. B) Did the dog jump. C) The dog jumped. D) Does the dog jump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped the dog. 10. Complete the sentence to ask about existence: ..... a good reason for being late? A) There is. B) Is there. C) Does there be. D) There are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is there. 11. Many a time ..... he wants to marry me. A) Said he. B) He said. C) Has he said. D) He has said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has he said. 12. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 3. Harry not only broke his leg but also injured his shoulder. A) Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. B) Not only Harry broke his leg, but also he injured his shoulder. C) Not only did Harry broke his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. D) Not only Harry did break his leg, but also he injured his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. 13. Beside the roadside ..... A) A horse stood. B) Stood a horse. C) Did a horse stand. D) Does a horse stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stood a horse. 14. After a long season of hard work and dedication, create a sentence using inversion that highlights a positive outcome for the team. A) The championship was won by the team. B) Won the championship did the team. C) The team did win the championship. D) Won the game did the players. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won the championship did the team. 15. No sooner ..... I realised what was going on. A) Had I arrived when. B) Had I arrived than. C) I arrived when. D) I arrived than. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had I arrived than. 16. You can understand this matter only when you grow up. A) Only when you grow up you can understand this matter. B) Only when you grow up can you understand this matter. C) Only when do you grow up can you understand this matter. D) Only whendo you grow upyou can understand this matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only when you grow up can you understand this matter. 17. Which of the following sentences uses inversion for emphasis? A) Seldom do we get such opportunities. B) Opportunities like these are seldom received. C) Such opportunities do we seldom get. D) We seldom get such opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom do we get such opportunities. 18. Which sentence correctly uses inversion for emphasis after "Only by working hard" ? A) Only by working hard we can achieve success. B) Only by working hard can we achieve success. C) Can we achieve success only by working hard. D) We can achieve success only by working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only by working hard can we achieve success. 19. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.So ..... said, so little done. A) Was much. B) Much was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Much was. 20. Not until the fist land plants developed ..... A) Land animals appeared. B) Did land animals appear. C) Would land animals appear. D) The land animals appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did land animals appear. 21. ..... have playing cards been used for card games but also for fortune-telling. A) Not as much. B) Not only. C) But also. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not only. 22. Tim arrived two hours late: A) What had happened is that bicycle chain had broken. B) What happened was that bicycle chain broken. C) What has happened was that bicycle chain has broken. D) What had happened was that bicycle chain had broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What had happened was that bicycle chain had broken. 23. If you had enough money to afford the trip, I would also go. ABLE A) Were you able to pay for the trip, I would also go. B) Were you able pay for the trip, I would also go. C) Were able to pay for the trip, I would also go. D) Were you to able to pay for the trip, I would also go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you able to pay for the trip, I would also go. 24. Complete the sentence with correct inversion: " ..... for the bad weather, the event would have been successful." A) Had it not been. B) Not had it been. C) It had not been. D) Had not it been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had it not been. 25. Which adverbial group requires the use of past perfect and past simple tense in inversion? A) Rarely. B) At no time. C) No sooner than. D) On no account. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner than. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 1Inversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 3Inversion In English Quiz 4Inversion In English Quiz 5Inversion In English Quiz 6Inversion In English Quiz 7Inversion In English Quiz 8Inversion In English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books