This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject Verb Inversion – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the correct inversion for the sentence: "Only after the meeting ended we understood the issue." A) Only after the meeting ended did we understand the issue. B) Only after the meeting ended we did understand the issue. C) Only after the meeting ended understood we the issue. D) Only after the meeting ended did we understood the issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only after the meeting ended did we understand the issue. 2. Complete the sentence:Only by working hard ..... success. A) Will you achieve. B) You will achieve. C) Achieve you. D) You achieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will you achieve. 3. What type of inversion is in the sentence:'So does the lecturer.'? A) Conditional. B) Negative. C) Place. D) Comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 4. Choose the correct verb form:Under no circumstances ..... the door. A) Should you open. B) You should open. C) Open you. D) Should open you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you open. 5. Identify the correct inversion in this question:' ..... the bus arrive yet?' A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has. 6. Select the correct inversion of the sentence: "You are going where?" A) Where are you going?. B) Are you going where?. C) Where you are going?. D) Going are you where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where are you going?. 7. In the sentence 'Here comes the bus', the verb comes before the subject for emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Complete the sentence:Never ..... I seen such a mess. A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 9. Imagine your brother missed his bus this morning. Which question correctly asks *why* he missed it? A) Why he did miss the bus?. B) Why did he miss the bus?. C) Why he missed the bus?. D) Did he miss the bus why?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why did he miss the bus?. 10. True or False:The sentence 'Aren't you coming with us to the movies?' is a grammatically correct way to form a negative question. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What type of inversion is in the sentence:'Across the field ran a herd of deer.'? A) Comparison. B) Conditional. C) Negative. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place. 12. Complete the sentence: ..... you want to go to the movies with us later? A) Does. B) Is. C) Do. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 13. Which question is written correctly to ask if your friend is coming over? A) You are coming over later?. B) Are you coming over later?. C) Coming over later are you?. D) Later are you coming over?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are you coming over later?. 14. Your friend hasn't tried the new video game yet. Which question asks about this correctly? A) You haven't tried it?. B) Tried you haven't it?. C) Haven't you tried it?. D) You tried not it?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haven't you tried it?. 15. Where ..... he live? A) Does. B) Do. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 16. Seldom ..... we see such a beautiful sunset. A) Do. B) Does. C) Did. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 17. True or False:Inversion is only used in questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Is the inversion in 'Never have I felt so happy.' correct? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Seldom ..... he speak in class. A) Does. B) Do. C) Is. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 20. Fill in the blank:'Little ..... he know about the surprise party planned for him.' A) Did. B) Do. C) Does. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 21. Complete the sentence:Not only ..... she talented, but she is also very humble. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 22. Complete the sentence:Rarely ..... such a beautiful sunset seen. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 23. Never before ..... we faced such a challenge. A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 24. What type of inversion is in the sentence:'Little did they know about the new curriculum.'? A) Comparison. B) Negative. C) Place. D) Conditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 25. Not until ..... her did I realize how beautiful she was. A) I saw. B) Did I see. C) Was I saw. D) Saw I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I saw. 26. Complete the question about the plans for the school dance: ..... there going to be a photo booth? A) Is. B) Does. C) Are. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 27. Can you create an inverted sentence using "Scarcely" ? A) Scarcely I arrived when the meeting started. B) Scarcely had I arrived when the meeting started. C) Scarcely did the meeting started when I arrived. D) Scarcely the meeting started when I arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcely had I arrived when the meeting started. 28. True or False:In the sentence 'Little did he know what was about to happen, ' the subject-verb inversion is used for emphasis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. In the sentence, 'Not only does he play soccer, but he also is on the debate team, ' why is the verb 'does' placed before the subject 'he'? A) To add special emphasis after the introductory phrase 'Not only'. B) Because the sentence is asking a question. C) To show that the two actions happened at different times. D) This is a grammatical mistake and should be 'Not only he does play '. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add special emphasis after the introductory phrase 'Not only'. 30. True or False:To ask a question with a modal verb like 'should, ' you place it before the subject, as in 'Should we leave now?' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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