Inverted Sentences Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. Identify the subject in the following inverted sentence:'At the entrance of the cave lurked a mysterious creature.'
2. The student was very bright. He could solve all the math problems. A. He was such bright student that he could solve all the math problems. B. The student was very bright that he could solve all the math problems. C. He was such bright a student that he could solve all the math problems. D. So bright was the student that he could solve all the math problems.
3. After all the baking ..... the best part.
4. Select the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject of each sentence
5. Across the front windows (stretches, stretch) a yellow ribbon.
6. To each of you ..... the speaker's thanks.
7. Invert this sentence: "They were so happy about the news that they screamed with joy."
8. Why (does, do) those two dead plants still sit on your porch?
9. Invert this sentence: "She was so tired that she couldn't keep her eyes open."
10. There (stands, stand) the president of the United States.
11. The old man was once a millionaire who was tricked by his friend into bankruptcy.
12. Which sentence has inverted word order?A. At the end of the story is a terrible surprise.B. The hinges of the door creaked.
13. In the back of the room a crash was heard.
14. Which of the following is an example of an inverted sentence?
15. Not once ..... to apologize for his mistake.
16. Cooking ..... what my brother is best at.
17. Not one mistake ..... in his final essay.
18. I had an early night in my bedroom. I didn't feel tired only then.A. Hardly had I had an early night in my bedroom than I felt tired again.B. Only after I had an early night in my bedroom did I feel healthy again.C. No sooner had I had an early night in my bedroom when I felt healthy again.D. Had I had an early night in my bedroom, I wouldn't have felt tired again.
19. Describe the purpose of adverbial inversion in the sentence:'Under the bed, the cat hid.'
20. There is five dollars on the table. Subject
21. Tell whether the sentence below is in natural or inverted order.Only later would we understand what had happened that night.
22. Which definition is for a cumulative sentence?
23. Which sentence demonstrates correct inversion?
24. He approached the house. Then the policeman stopped him.A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.C. Had he not approached the house, the policeman would have stopped him.D. Before he approached the house, the policeman had stopped him.
25. Here (is, are) a list of community centers and hospitals.