This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Only by speaking more ..... improve your fluency in English A) You are able to. B) Is it possible to. C) Are able to. D) It will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it possible to. 2. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you. A) Never in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you. B) Never have I seen anyone drink as much as you in my life. C) I have never seen anyone drink as much as you in my life ever. D) Never in my life anyone have I seen drink as much as you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never in my life have I seen anyone drink as much as you. 3. I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella when I got home. A) Not until I got home I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella. B) Not until I did get home had I noticed that I had the wrong umbrella. C) Not until I got home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. D) Not until did I get home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not until I got home did I notice that I had the wrong umbrella. 4. Choose the sentence that correctly forms a simple yes/no question. A) She is going to the game?. B) Is she going to the game?. C) Going to the game is she?. D) She is going to the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is she going to the game?. 5. Lala got her brother to read her journals reference, and Lala had her brother ..... the chapter 2 of her thesis as she didn't have much time. A) Write. B) Written. C) Wrote. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write. 6. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Only if we are able to reinvent ourselves ..... to succeed in business and life. A) Will be able. B) Will we be able. C) We will be able. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will we be able. 7. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record. (On no) ..... A) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. B) On no other time has so little money been spent to so much purpose. C) On no other occasion has so much money been saved for little purpose. D) On no other record has so much money been spent for great purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On no other occasion has so much money been spent to so little purpose. 8. Choose the sentence that correctly uses inversion in a sentence starting with "Little did" ? A) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. B) Little did she realized how difficult the task would be. C) Did little she realize how difficult the task would be. D) She realized little how difficult the task would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little did she realize how difficult the task would be. 9. What's the question using inversion for:Elle parle espagnol. A) Parle-t-elle espagnol?. B) Parle-elle espagnol?. C) Espagnol parle-elle?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parle-t-elle espagnol?. 10. What is the structure of an inversion with 'only'? A) Only + subject + auxiliary verb + main verb + adverbial phrase. B) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. C) Only + main verb + subject + auxiliary verb + adverbial phrase. D) Only + adverbial phrase + subject + main verb + auxiliary verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only + adverbial phrase + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb. 11. What is the meaning of 'under no circumstances'? A) It means that something is allowed to happen. B) It emphasizes that something must not happen, often followed by inversion. C) It indicates a situation where exceptions are made. D) It suggests that something is likely to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes that something must not happen, often followed by inversion. 12. Down ..... for three days. A) The rain poured. B) Did the rain pour. C) Poured the rain. D) Do the rain pour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poured the rain. 13. Which of the following sentences is an example of inversion with a place adverbial? A) The table had all the money. B) The money was on the table. C) All the money we had lost was on the table. D) On the table was all the money we had lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the table was all the money we had lost. 14. I have never been in such an embarrassing situation in my life. A) Never in my life I have been in such an embarrassing situation. B) Never in my life had I been in such an embarrassing situation. C) Never in my life have I been in such an embarrassing situation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never in my life have I been in such an embarrassing situation. 15. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT. 6. The bus not only crashed into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. A) Not only did the bus crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. B) Not only the bus crashed into a tree, but also it ran over a cat. C) Not only did the bus crashed into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. D) Not only the bus did crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only did the bus crash into a tree, but it also ran over a cat. 16. What does inversion mean in English? A) Putting the verb before the subject. B) Changing the verb tense. C) Using auxiliary verbs. D) Putting the subject before the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Putting the verb before the subject. 17. Which sentence uses inversion to show you realized where you were only when you asked a passer-by? A) Not until I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was. B) I realized where I was when I asked a passer-by. C) I asked a passer-by and realized where I was. D) Not until I realized where I was did I ask a passer-by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was. 18. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.6. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left. A) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. B) Their flight left before they waited for twelve hours. C) They left twelve hours after their flight. D) They waited twelve hours after their flight left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only after twelve hours did their flight leave. 19. Which word or phrase correctly completes the sentence: "Not until it was too late ..... to call Susan." A) Remembered. B) Did I remember. C) Was I remember. D) Have I remembered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did I remember. 20. Hardly ..... attack people. A) Have snakes. B) Do snakes. C) Snakes do. D) Snakes have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do snakes. 21. If I were you, I would take that opportunity. (Transform using inversion) A) I would take that opportunity were I you. B) That opportunity, I would not take if I were you. C) If I were you, I would not take that opportunity. D) I would take that opportunity if I were you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would take that opportunity were I you. 22. He understood little about the situation. A) Little he understand about the situation. B) Little did he understood about the situation. C) Little did he understand about the situation. D) Did little he understand about the situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little did he understood about the situation. 23. Now, the doctor will ..... your blood pressure and prescribe some medicines. A) Take. B) Have. C) Make. D) Treat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 24. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:He ate so much food that he became ill. So ..... A) So much food did he eat that he became ill. B) So he ate much food that he became ill. C) So did he eat much food that he became ill. D) So much did he eat food that he became ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So much food did he eat that he became ill. 25. Only after ..... in the room for a few minutes did I realize that everyone was staring at me. A) Was I. B) Were I. C) I had been. D) Had I been. 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