This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Negative Inversion – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Negative Inversion Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses negative inversion for emphasis. A) Not until the results were announced did he relax. B) He did not relax until the results were announced. C) He relaxed not until the results were announced. D) The results were not announced until he relaxed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until the results were announced did he relax. 2. Create a sentence using negative inversion with the phrase 'not only.' A) Not she only finished her homework, but she also cleaned her room. B) Not only she finished her homework, but she also cleaned her room. C) Not only did she finish her homework, but she also cleaned her room. D) She not only finished her homework, but she also cleaned her room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only did she finish her homework, but she also cleaned her room. 3. Correct the negative inversion in the following sentence:'Nowhere in the world can you find a place like this.' A) Nowhere in the world can you not find a place like this. B) Nowhere in the world can you find no place like this. C) Nowhere else in the world can you find a place like this. D) Nowhere in the world can't you find a place like this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nowhere else in the world can you find a place like this. 4. Which sentence correctly uses "so ..... that" ? A) So tired she was that she fell asleep immediately. B) So tired did she was that she fell asleep immediately. C) So tired was she that she fell asleep immediately. D) So tired had she been that she fell asleep immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So tired was she that she fell asleep immediately. 5. Which of the following sentences uses negative inversion to emphasize the negative phrase? A) At no time did the manager lose his temper. B) The manager did not lose his temper at any time. C) The manager never lost his temper. D) The manager lost his temper at no time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At no time did the manager lose his temper. 6. Create a sentence using negative inversion with the phrase 'rarely do.' A) Rarely do I enjoy fast food. B) Rarely do I eat fast food. C) Rarely do I never eat fast food. D) Rarely do I always eat fast food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely do I eat fast food. 7. What is negative inversion used for? A) To make sentences shorter. B) To add strong emphasis. C) To report past events. D) To make questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add strong emphasis. 8. Create a sentence using negative inversion with the phrase 'in no way.' A) In no way, the proposal was agreed upon by her. B) In no way did she agree to the proposal. C) In no way she agreed to the proposal. D) She agreed to the proposal in no way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In no way did she agree to the proposal. 9. Identify the correctly formed sentence. A) Scarcely the performance had begun when the lights went out. B) Scarcely did begin the performance when the lights went out. C) Scarcely did the performance begin when the lights went out. D) Scarcely had the performance began when the lights went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarcely did the performance begin when the lights went out. 10. Which of the following sentences is correctly formed using negative inversion? A) No sooner the rain started than the match was stopped. B) No sooner did the rain start than the match was stopped. C) The rain no sooner started than the match was stopped. D) The match was stopped no sooner the rain started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner did the rain start than the match was stopped. 11. Which of the following sentences demonstrates negative inversion for emphasis? A) Under no circumstances will I agree to this plan. B) I will not agree to this plan under any circumstances. C) I will never agree to this plan. D) I do not agree to this plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under no circumstances will I agree to this plan. 12. Which adverb can not be used with inversion? A) Seldom. B) Never. C) Always. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Always. 13. Choose the correct answer. (a) have I seen such a moving film. There are only a few that can compare. A) Hardly. B) Always. C) But. D) A. Rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Rarely. 14. Which of the following sentences is NOT an example of negative inversion? A) Rarely does he arrive on time. B) Not only did she win, but she also broke the record. C) He rarely arrives on time. D) Never have they been so happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He rarely arrives on time. 15. I will rarely fail an exam A) Rarely will I fail an exam. B) Rarely I will fail an exam. C) Rarely I fail an exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely will I fail an exam. 16. Create a sentence using negative inversion with the phrase 'only when.' A) Only when did she realize the importance of time. B) Only when importance of time did she realize. C) Only when she realized the importance of time. D) Only when time she realized the importance of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only when did she realize the importance of time. 17. Only once did I go there A) I have only been there once. B) I only went there once. C) I only go there once. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I only went there once. 18. Choose the correct sentence with "only when." A) Only when the teacher arrived did the students stop talking. B) Only when the teacher arrived, the students stopped talking. C) Only when did the teacher arrive the students stopped talking. D) Only when arrived the teacher, the students did stop talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only when the teacher arrived did the students stop talking. 19. Choose the correct answer. (a) have I read such a gripping book. I just couldn't put it down! A) Sooner. B) Scarcely. C) Barely. D) A. Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Never. 20. I hardly ever go to the gym A) Hardly ever I go to the gym. B) Hardly ever do I go to the gym. C) Hardly ever do I went to the gym. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardly ever do I go to the gym. 21. Identify the sentence that uses negative inversion to emphasize the negative adverb. A) Hardly had the bell rung when the students left. B) The bell had hardly rung when the students left. C) The students left when the bell had hardly rung. D) The bell hardly rung when the students left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had the bell rung when the students left. 22. Correct the negative inversion in the following sentence:'Under no circumstances will I agree to those terms.' A) Under no circumstances I will agree to those terms. B) I will under no circumstances agree to those terms. C) I will agree to those terms under no circumstances. D) Under no circumstances will I agree to those conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will under no circumstances agree to those terms. 23. Which sentence correctly uses negative inversion? A) Never I have seen such a beautiful sunset. B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. C) Never seen I have such a beautiful sunset. D) I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 24. Choose the correct sentence with "such ..... that." A) Such an interesting story it was that everyone listened carefully. B) Such an interesting story was it that everyone listened carefully. C) Such interesting story was it that everyone listened carefully. D) Such an interesting story did it was that everyone listened carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Such an interesting story was it that everyone listened carefully. 25. Correct the negative inversion in the following sentence:'Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset.' A) Never I have seen such a beautiful sunset. B) I never have seen such a beautiful sunset. C) I have seen never such a beautiful sunset. D) I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. 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