Inversion for emphasis（C1）— 带答案的英语练习

Inversion after negative and limiting adverbials: Never have I…, Not only…, Hardly had…

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Never such a breathtaking view in my life.
I have seenhave I seenI had seendid I sawAfter a negative adverbial like 'Never' at the start, we put the auxiliary before the subject.
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选择题
Hardly the house when it started to pour with rain.
had we leftwe had leftdid we leavehave we left'Hardly ... when' is used with the past perfect and inversion: Hardly had we left...
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Not only late, but he also forgot the tickets.
he waswas hehe weredid he beAfter 'Not only' at the start of a sentence, the verb 'be' comes before the subject.
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选择题
Which sentence is correct?
Only later I realised what had happened.Only later did I realise what had happened.Only later did I realised what had happened.Only later realised I what had happened.'Only later' triggers inversion with do/did followed by the bare infinitive.
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No sooner the phone down than it rang again.
had I putI had putdid I puthave I put'No sooner ... than' is used with the past perfect and inversion.
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Under no circumstances you open this door without permission.
shouldyou shouldshouldn'tyou shouldn't'Under no circumstances' is already negative, so we invert with a positive auxiliary.
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Little she know that her life was about to change forever.
答案: didInitial 'Little' means 'not at all' and needs inversion with did + infinitive.
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Rarely we see such dedication in young players these days.
答案: doWith 'Rarely' in the present simple, we invert using do/does + infinitive.
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Not until the results came out how well she had done.
did she realiseshe realisedshe did realiserealised she同样正确: did she realizeWith 'Not until', the inversion comes in the main clause, not in the time clause.
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判断对错
This sentence is correct: 'Seldom I have heard such a moving speech.'
答案: 错误After 'Seldom' at the start we need inversion: Seldom have I heard...
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讨论题
Describe a surprising moment in your life using at least two inversions (for example, 'Never had I...', 'Only then did I...').
参考答案: Never had I felt so nervous as on the day of my first job interview. Hardly had I sat down when the manager asked me to speak in English. Only then did I realise how much my practice had helped.
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讨论题
Why do you think inversion is more common in speeches, news reports and formal writing than in everyday conversation?
参考答案: Inversion sounds dramatic and formal, so speakers use it to emphasise a point and keep the audience's attention. In everyday conversation it would sound rather theatrical.

Inversion after negative and limiting adverbials: Never have I…, Not only…, Hardly had…

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1
选择题
Never such a breathtaking view in my life.
I have seenhave I seenI had seendid I sawAfter a negative adverbial like 'Never' at the start, we put the auxiliary before the subject.
2
选择题
Hardly the house when it started to pour with rain.
had we leftwe had leftdid we leavehave we left'Hardly ... when' is used with the past perfect and inversion: Hardly had we left...
3
选择题
Not only late, but he also forgot the tickets.
he waswas hehe weredid he beAfter 'Not only' at the start of a sentence, the verb 'be' comes before the subject.
4
选择题
Which sentence is correct?
Only later I realised what had happened.Only later did I realise what had happened.Only later did I realised what had happened.Only later realised I what had happened.'Only later' triggers inversion with do/did followed by the bare infinitive.
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No sooner the phone down than it rang again.
had I putI had putdid I puthave I put'No sooner ... than' is used with the past perfect and inversion.
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Under no circumstances you open this door without permission.
shouldyou shouldshouldn'tyou shouldn't'Under no circumstances' is already negative, so we invert with a positive auxiliary.
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Little she know that her life was about to change forever.
答案: didInitial 'Little' means 'not at all' and needs inversion with did + infinitive.
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Rarely we see such dedication in young players these days.
答案: doWith 'Rarely' in the present simple, we invert using do/does + infinitive.
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Not until the results came out how well she had done.
did she realiseshe realisedshe did realiserealised she同样正确: did she realizeWith 'Not until', the inversion comes in the main clause, not in the time clause.
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判断对错
This sentence is correct: 'Seldom I have heard such a moving speech.'
答案: 错误After 'Seldom' at the start we need inversion: Seldom have I heard...
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讨论题
Describe a surprising moment in your life using at least two inversions (for example, 'Never had I...', 'Only then did I...').
参考答案: Never had I felt so nervous as on the day of my first job interview. Hardly had I sat down when the manager asked me to speak in English. Only then did I realise how much my practice had helped.
12
讨论题
Why do you think inversion is more common in speeches, news reports and formal writing than in everyday conversation?
参考答案: Inversion sounds dramatic and formal, so speakers use it to emphasise a point and keep the audience's attention. In everyday conversation it would sound rather theatrical.