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 Course 3 > Grammar > Modification > Subject-Predicate Inversion
 
 


  Exercises
  Directions:
Choose the best answer.

  1. Hardly ___ the telegram ____ he started off at once. 
   A) he received, before
   B) has he received, after
   C) had he received, when
   D) he had received, when

  2. Down ____ and broke into pieces. 
   A) falls the glass
   B) the glass falls
   C) the glass fell
   D) fell the glass

  3. Great ___ when we found the room empty. 
   A) we were surprised
   B) was our surprise
   C) were we surprised
   D) did we surprise

  4. He didn't attend the meeting, ____. 
   A) so I did
   B) so did I
   C) neither I did
   D) neither did I

  5. Not only ____ about the food, ____ to pay for it. 
   A) did he complain, he also refused
   B) he complained, he also refused
   C) did he complain, did he also refuse
   D) he complained, did he also refuse

  6. Only then ____ that it was his fault. 
   A) he admitted
   B) did he admit
   C) has he admitted
   D) he would admit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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