This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not only is the book informative, but it is also engaging. A) The book is neither informative nor engaging. B) The book is only informative. C) The book is both informative and engaging. D) The book is engaging but not informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book is both informative and engaging. 2. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with WERE:If he weren't busy right now, he could help them. A) Were he not busy right now, he could help them. B) If were he not busy right now, he could help them. C) Were not he busy right now, he could help them. D) He were not busy right now, he could help them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were he not busy right now, he could help them. 3. The team has seldom given a worse performance. A) Seldom the team has given a worse performance. B) Has the team seldom given a worse performance. C) Seldom has the team given a worse performance. D) Has seldom the team given a worse performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seldom has the team given a worse performance. 4. What's the question using inversion for:Marianne et Louise lavent la voiture. A) Marianne et Louise, la voiture lavent-elles?. B) Elles lavent la voiture, Marianne et Louise?. C) Marianne et Louise, lavent-elles la voiture?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marianne et Louise, lavent-elles la voiture?. 5. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. A) At no time he suspected that the money had been stolen. B) At no time did he suspected that the money had been stolen. C) At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen. D) At no time he had suspected that the money had been stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen. 6. Which of the following is an example of inversion after "only" with a time expression? A) Only after posting the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. B) I remembered only after posting the letter that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. C) After posting the letter, I remembered that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. D) Only posting the letter I remembered that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only after posting the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp. 7. The force of the strom was so strong that trees were uprooted. A) Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted. B) So was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted. C) Such the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted. D) Such was the force of the storm were the trees uprooted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted. 8. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SO:This book is so boring that I couldn't finish it. So ..... A) So boring is this book that I couldn't finish it. B) So is boring this book that I couldn't finish it. C) So this book is boring that I couldn't finish it. D) So boring this book is that I couldn't finish it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So boring is this book that I couldn't finish it. 9. Hardly had the votes been counted ..... they started breaking promises. A) When. B) Than. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 10. He doesn't make mistakes any longer. A) No longer do he make mistakes. B) No longer does he make mistakes. C) No longer does he makes mistakes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No longer does he make mistakes. 11. At no time before I accepted the job ..... that I would have to do so much traveling around the country. A) Did they told. B) I was told. C) I had been told. D) Was I told. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was I told. 12. Had she worked harder last summer, she ..... A) Wouldn't have been sacked. B) Wouldn't have sacked. C) Wouldn't sack. D) Wouldn't be sacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wouldn't have been sacked. 13. Identify the question that correctly places the adverb 'usually'. A) Does usually he walk to school?. B) Does he usually walk to school?. C) Usually does he walk to school?. D) Does he walk usually to school?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he usually walk to school?. 14. She didn't shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy. A) The tragedy play wasn't good for her to shed tear. B) Without her tear, the play didn't end tragically. C) So tragic was the play that she didn't shed a tear. D) Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy. 15. How can inversion be used for emphasis? A) Inversion can highlight a particular aspect of a sentence, such as time or condition, making it stand out. B) Inversion is used to create a question from a statement. C) Inversion changes the meaning of a sentence entirely. D) Inversion is a technique used to simplify complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion can highlight a particular aspect of a sentence, such as time or condition, making it stand out. 16. 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.8. The door could not be opened without using force. A) Only by using force could the door be opened. B) The door could be opened without any effort. C) The door was always open to everyone. D) The door could not be opened even with force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only by using force could the door be opened. 17. The disease may be ..... with drugs. A) Healed. B) Cured. C) Treated. D) Cared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treated. 18. During a formal presentation, Emma decided to use inversion in her speech. What is the purpose of using inversion in formal writing? A) The purpose of using inversion in formal writing is to emphasize points and enhance stylistic engagement. B) To simplify complex ideas for clarity. C) To reduce the length of sentences. D) To follow a strict grammatical structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of using inversion in formal writing is to emphasize points and enhance stylistic engagement. 19. Under no circumstances should you open that door. A) Check the door for safety. B) Do not open the door. C) Leave the door open. D) Knock before opening the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not open the door. 20. Transform this statement into an inverted form:'Aiden can see the stars clearly tonight.' A) Tonight, the stars are seen by Aiden clearly. B) Aiden can clearly see the stars tonight. C) The stars can be seen clearly by Aiden tonight. D) Clearly, Aiden can see tonight the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The stars can be seen clearly by Aiden tonight. 21. In standard American English, which question about possession is the most natural and correct? A) Have you a pen?. B) Do you have a pen?. C) You have a pen?. D) A pen have you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you have a pen?. 22. Recognize the inversion in this sentence:'In the garden stood a tall tree.' A) The inversion is 'stood in the garden'. B) The inversion is 'in the garden'. C) The inversion is 'a tall tree stood'. D) The inversion is 'stood a tall tree'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The inversion is 'stood a tall tree'. 23. ..... , he would have learned how to read. A) If he has been able to go school as a child. B) If he could go to school as a child. C) Were he able to go to school as a child. D) Had he been able to go to school as a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had he been able to go to school as a child. 24. Little did they know about the surprise party. A) They were unaware of the surprise party. B) They were excited about the surprise party. C) They had planned the surprise party themselves. D) They were confused about the surprise party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were unaware of the surprise party. 25. They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. A) No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. B) No sooner they had eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. C) No sooner did they eat dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table. ← 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 9Inversion In English Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books