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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Analyze the sentence structure of 'No sooner had I finished my work than the phone rang.' What is the main clause? A) The phone rang. B) I had finished my work. C) No sooner had I finished my work. D) The work was done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The phone rang. 2. ..... great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered. A) Very. B) Too. C) Such. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 3. Scarcely had I closed my eyes when the alarm went off. A) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. B) The alarm went off well after I closed my eyes. C) I had just opened my eyes when the alarm sounded. D) The alarm rang long before I closed my eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The alarm went off immediately after I closed my eyes. 4. Finding ErrorIf people had a more flexible schedule, they could came in later and leave later. This would reduce tardiness. A) Had. B) Could. C) Came. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. 5. We couldn't relax until all the guests had left. A) Not until all the guests had left could we relax. B) It wasn't until all the guests had left that we could relax. C) It wasn't until all the guests had left could we relax. D) A and B are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and B are correct. 6. True or False:The sentence 'Seldom do we get a day off from school for snow' is a grammatically correct way to add emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following sentences uses negative inversion? A) 'I rarely go to the gym.' B) 'I go to the gym rarely.' A) I hardly ever go to the gym. B) I seldom visit the gym. C) I never go to the gym. D) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither sentence uses negative inversion. 8. What is the correct inversion? A) Seldom will I see such beautiful work. B) Seldom do I see such beautiful work. C) I have seldom seen such beautiful work. D) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seldom have I seen such beautiful work. 9. What is an inversion in English grammar? A) A type of punctuation used in sentences. B) A reversal of the normal word order in a sentence, often used for emphasis or in questions. C) A grammatical error that occurs when the subject and verb are switched. D) A method of forming compound sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reversal of the normal word order in a sentence, often used for emphasis or in questions. 10. ..... had the restaurant opened people were flocking to eat there. A) Hardly / than. B) No sooner I that. C) No sooner / than. D) Hardly / that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner / than. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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