This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Brahma had his Kasubag ..... because he got headache. He couldn't go to the meeting in Inspektorat Semarang. A) Phone. B) To phone. C) Phoned. D) Phoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phoned. 2. Which sentence is a correct inversion? A) No sooner had I turned out the light, than I heard a noise outside. B) Should you to fancy a pizza, let's order one now. C) Were I if to have the time, I'd go climbing more often. D) Under no circumstances this control panel is to be left unattended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had I turned out the light, than I heard a noise outside. 3. Create a negative sentence from the statement 'He likes ice cream.' A) He enjoys ice cream. B) He likes vanilla ice cream. C) He does not like ice cream. D) He prefers ice cream over cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He does not like ice cream. 4. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with WERE:If the salary were high, the job would be worth doing. Were ..... A) Were the salary high, the job would be worth doing. B) Were the job worth doing, the salary would be high. C) Were the salary not high, the job would be worth doing. D) Were the job high, the salary would be worth doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were the salary high, the job would be worth doing. 5. If I had known, I would have protested strongly. A) Had I known, I would have protested strongly. B) Had I known, would I have protested strongly. C) If I had known, would I have protested strongly. D) If I had known, would have I protested strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I known, I would have protested strongly. 6. Not only do we need to study, but we also need to practice regularly. A) Practice is optional. B) We to study, and practice regularly. C) We can study and practice regularly. D) We need to study and practice regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We need to study and practice regularly. 7. ..... we known the meeting, we would have attended. A) If. B) Had. C) If had. D) Had if. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 8. Not only does he play the guitar well, but he also sings beautifully. A) He plays the guitar poorly and sings well. B) He plays the guitar and sings beautifully. C) He does not play the guitar but sings beautifully. D) He plays the guitar well and sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He plays the guitar well and sings beautifully. 9. What is negative inversion in English grammar? A) Negative inversion is used exclusively in questions. B) Negative inversion occurs when the subject comes before the auxiliary verb. C) Negative inversion is a type of punctuation in English. D) Negative inversion is a grammatical structure where the auxiliary verb comes before the subject, typically used for emphasis or in negative contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative inversion is a grammatical structure where the auxiliary verb comes before the subject, typically used for emphasis or in negative contexts. 10. Not only does he run marathons, but he also participates in triathlons. A) He only runs marathons. B) He runs marathons and participates in triathlons. C) He does not run marathons but participates in triathlons. D) He runs marathons poorly and does not participate in triathlons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He runs marathons and participates in triathlons. 11. She is so beautiful that many boys run after her. A) So beautiful she is that many boys run after her. B) So beautiful does she that many boys run after her. C) So beautiful is she that many boys run after her. D) So beautiful she is that do many boys run after her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So beautiful is she that many boys run after her. 12. ..... has the work been so easy. A) Never. B) Only by. C) Should. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 13. Complete the question, which uses multiple auxiliary verbs:Why ..... been ignoring my texts? A) Has he. B) He has. C) Does he have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has he. 14. Choose the sentence that correctly uses inversion for emphasis with "Not only" ? A) Not only did she win the prize, but also she got a promotion. B) Not only she won the prize, but also she got a promotion. C) She won not only the prize, but also she got a promotion. D) Not only she won the prize, but she got a promotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only did she win the prize, but also she got a promotion. 15. This was the first time the race had been won by an European athlete. A) Not until had the race had been won by an European athlete. B) Never before the race had been won by an European athlete. C) Not until this time the race had been won by an European athlete. D) Never before had the race been won by an European athlete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never before had the race been won by an European athlete. 16. Not only ..... at the post office, ..... at the grocery store. A) Does Mary work/ but she also works. B) Works Mary/ but she also works. C) Does Mary work/ but does she also work. D) Works Mary/ but does she also work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does Mary work/ but she also works. 17. Which phrase completes: "Should (be) ..... in the neighbourhood, drop in" ? A) You be. B) You are. C) You were. D) You being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You be. 18. Complete the sentence with the correct inversion:' ..... had I finished my homework than the power went out.' A) No sooner. B) Hardly. C) Barely. D) Scarcely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner. 19. Which of the following is a common effect of thermal inversion in urban areas? A) Increased rainfall. B) Improved air quality. C) Smog formation. D) Higher temperatures at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smog formation. 20. ..... he driving too fast, but recklessly as well. A) Not only was. B) Neither was. C) Was not only. D) Was either. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only was. 21. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.22. Just after the play started there was a power failure.Hardly ..... A) Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure. B) Hardly the play started when there was a power failure. C) Hardly did the play start when there was a power failure. D) Hardly when the play started there was a power failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure. 22. Such ..... that he would stop at nothing. A) His ambition was. B) Did his ambition. C) Does his ambition. D) Was his ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was his ambition. 23. Inversion is commonly used in conditional sentences. True or False? A) False. B) Inversion is always used in conditional sentences. C) Inversion is rarely used in conditional sentences. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 24. If this were my hotel, I would be ashamed. Inversion: ..... , I would be ashamed. A) Were this my hotel. B) This were my hotel. C) Were if this my hotel. D) If were this my hotel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were this my hotel. 25. Only then did they understand the importance of teamwork. A) Teamwork is important. B) Teamwork is overrated. C) Teamwork is unnecessary. D) Teamwork hinders progress. 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