INVERSION
1. I have never been asked to accept a bribe.
Never before …...
2. He had hardly left the house when the storm broke.
Hardly ……
3. As soon as he had left the house the storm broke.
No sooner ……………..
4. This switch must not be touched on any account.
On no account …………
5. She rarely has any money to spare.
Rarely ………………..
6. He hardly speaks to anyone.
Hardly …………
7. The nation has seldom been faced with such difficulties.
Seldom……………………….
8. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain.
Hardly ………………………
Seldom………………………….
10. You may not return after midnight on any account.
On no account……………………………
11. He would not give up writing his satires under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances………………………………
12. He realized the danger he had been in only after he had read the newspaper the following morning.
Only after HE HAD READ THE NEWSPAPER ……………..
13. They were not able to assess the damage until the floods had subsided.
Not until THE FLOODS HAD SUBSIDED WERE …………………………….
14. He only stays in bed if he is seriously ill.
Only if HE IS SERIOUSLY ILL DOES ………………….
15. We only then realized how much he had suffered.
Only then DID ………………….
