This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Subject Verb Inversion – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Subject Verb Inversion Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seldom ..... we see such a beautiful sunset. A) Do. B) Does. C) Did. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Seldom ..... he speak in class. A) Does. B) Do. C) Is. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Complete the sentence:Rarely ..... such a beautiful sunset seen. A) Is. B) Are. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 8. Never before ..... we faced such a challenge. A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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'. 15. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb inversion in a negative question? A) Doesn't she know the answer?. B) She doesn't know the answer?. C) Know she doesn't the answer?. D) She know doesn't the answer?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't she know the answer?. 17. In which sentence is the subject-verb inversion correct? A) Has the dog been fed?. B) The dog has been fed?. C) Fed has the dog been?. D) The fed dog has been?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has the dog been fed?. 18. A writer wants to create a more dramatic sentence than 'The race car sped past the finish line.' Which revision best uses subject-verb inversion for stylistic effect? A) The race car, it sped past the finish line. B) Past the finish line the race car sped. C) Past the finish line sped the race car. D) Sped the race car past the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past the finish line sped the race car. 19. Complete the sentence:Not only ..... she a talented musician, but she also writes her own songs. A) is B) are C) do D) does A) Is. B) Are. C) Do. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 20. Complete the question:Where ..... you been all afternoon? A) Did. B) Was. C) Have. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 21. Rewrite correctly with inversion: "You are tired, aren't you?" $\rightarrow$ (main question form) A) Are you tired?. B) You are tired?. C) Tired are you?. D) Aren't you tired?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you tired?. 22. In the sentence 'Here comes the bus', the subject 'bus' is placed after the verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. To add emphasis, which sentence correctly uses inversion after a negative phrase? A) Never I have seen such a beautiful sunset. B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. C) I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. D) Have I never seen such a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 24. Read the following sentence carefully. True or False:This sentence is grammatically correct. 'Not only she did finish her project, but she also helped her friends.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Which of the following is a correct question form? A) What does he want?. B) He wants what?. C) What he does want?. D) Does what he want?. 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