Name: __________________ Mark:
Date: _____/ _____ / ______ Teacher:
INVERSION OF THE SUBJECT
A - Look at the example, reword the
following sentences as shown bellow and
make the necessary transformations.
Example: He never shouted at the children.
Never did he shout at the children.
1. I hardly knew where I was.
Hardly __________________________________________________
2. They didnt speak a word.
Not ____________________________________________________
3. They seldom danced together last night.
Seldom __________________________________________________
4. I never believed they would come.
Never ___________________________________________________
5. He hardly turns to say goodbye.
Hardly __________________________________________________
6. I little remember what they said.
Little ___________________________________________________
7. He seldom comes to see me on Saturdays.
Seldom _________________________________________________
8. I have never seen a better one.
Never __________________________________________________
9. They had come when the telephone rang.
Only when ______________________________________________
10. Ill seldom find enough time for reading.
Seldom _________________________________________________
11. I didnt hear a cry outside.
Not ____________________________________________________
12. The smoke was so dense that they fainted.
So _____________________________________________________
13. He mentioned it to me only yesterday.
Only ____________________________________________________
14. If you should be late again, please contact me.
Should __________________________________________________
15. I only heard the dreadful news today.
Only ____________________________________________________
Answer key
1. ..did I know...
2. ... did they speak....
3. ... did they come...
4. ...did I believed...
5. ... does he turn ...
6. .... do I remember...
7. ...does he come...
8. ... have I see...
9. ...the telephone rang have they come.
10. ... shall I find...
11. ...did I hear...
12. ... dense was the smoke...
13. ... yesterday did he mention...
14. ...you be late, please...
15. ...today did I hear...
