This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Make an inversion out of this structure:You should ask first. A) Should you ask first. B) First you should ask. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you ask first. 2. Which inversion has the fifth of the chord in the bass? A) First. B) Second. C) Root position. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second. 3. There is a need to reduce the reliance on non-renewable resources for energy in a large, industrialized city. What approach do they have to take that aligns with sustainable resource conservation? A) Increasing the use of coal for energy production. B) Implementing energy-efficient machinery and processes. C) Expanding oil drilling operations for increased fuel supply. D) Continuously running equipment during non-working hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implementing energy-efficient machinery and processes. 4. It's about time we ..... to the sales. A) Have gone. B) Went. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 5. Inversions may be used to emphasize an action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. He had just stepped outside. He felt a sudden drop in temperature. A) No sooner had he stepped outside than did he feel a sudden drop in temperature. B) Scarcely had he stepped outside when did he feel a sudden drop in temperature. C) Only after he had felt a sudden drop in temperature did he step outside. D) Not until he had stepped outside did he feel a sudden drop in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not until he had stepped outside did he feel a sudden drop in temperature. 7. People rarely appreciate this art. A) Rarely do people appreciate this art. B) Rarely does people appreciate this art. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely do people appreciate this art. 8. Never before ..... such a disaster. A) Did they suffered. B) They have suffered. C) Have they suffered. D) They had suffered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have they suffered. 9. My roommates both went downtown for the day after we finished cleaning the apartment ..... was I finally able to sit down and read my book in peace. A) Only when. B) Only then. C) No sooner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only then. 10. The minor 7 formula is 1 3b. 5. 7 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Choose the correct option to complete the inversions: ..... you, I wouldn't talk about corn or bridges . A) Were I. B) Had I been. C) If I were. D) If I had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were I. 12. Tom had only started his presentation. The electricity went out. A) As soon as the electricity went out, Tom started his presentation. B) Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out. C) Hardly Tom started his presentation, the electricity went out immediately. D) But for the power failure, Tom would have started his presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out. 13. Which one will you choose in order to emphasize? A) He was so amazed that he couldn't speak. B) So amazed was he that he couldn't speak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So amazed was he that he couldn't speak. 14. What is the correct inversion of the sentence 'He started working at this bank right after he graduated from university'? A) No sooner had he started working in this bank than he graduated from university. B) Hardly had he started working in this bank when he graduated from university. C) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in this bank. D) After he graduated from university, he had started working at this bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in this bank. 15. No sooner ..... we sat down for dinner than the doorbell rang. (INVERSIONS for EMPHASIS) A) HAD. B) HAVE. C) HAVING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD. 16. How many inversions are there for seventh chords? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 17. Rarely can I find time to do my homework. A) I am lazy. B) I am busy. C) I just don't want to do my homework. D) I find that the homework is too difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am busy. 18. The question begins with the ..... A) Verb. B) Subject Pronoun. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 19. VERB PATTERNSOur family can't afford ..... a new car this year, we will have to wait a while longer. A) Buy. B) To buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 20. How can temperature inversions lead to more extreme weather events? A) By decreasing global temperatures. B) By having no impact on weather events. C) By trapping cooler air close to the Earth's surface. D) By allowing warm air to disperse into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By trapping cooler air close to the Earth's surface. 21. Never have I ..... such delicious food in my life. A) EATEN. B) ATE. C) EATING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EATEN. 22. I absolutely loved the book. Never before ..... a novel that was so completely riveting from start to finish! A) Had I read. B) I'd read. C) I have read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I read. 23. ..... you finish the book will you fully understand its message. A) Not only. B) No sooner. C) Not until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not until. 24. If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn't ..... in this mess. (Past unreal condition, present unreal result) A) BE. B) WAS. C) WERE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BE. 25. Rarely ..... any tourists in this town. A) We see. B) Do we see. C) See we. D) We do see. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do we see. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversions Quiz 1Inversions Quiz 2Inversions Quiz 3Inversions Quiz 4Inversions Quiz 5Inversions Quiz 6Inversions Quiz 7Inversions Quiz 9Inversions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books