Grammar Module 5 Unit 4 Grammar Inversion 1. Inversions , ; be natural order subject + predicate +object I love English. predicate + subject auxiliary/ modal verb + subject + v + full inversion partial inversion Here came the headmaster. Nerve will I forgive you. 1. there be There are many students in the classroom. are there Many students are there in the classroom. 1 There _______ at the entrance to the valley. A.did an old pine tree stand B. stood an old pine tree C. did stood an old pine tree D. stand an old pine tree be appear enter come exist happen lie live remain seem stand There exist some serious problems in the management of the company. (2) here there now thus then in out away up off down back over be come follow go begin There comes the bell. Our teacher comes in with a book in his hand. Here comes the bus. There goes the bell. Now comes our turn. Out went the children. , Here it is. In he comes. Here you are. 2. Across the river___. A. lies a new built bridge B. lies a newly built bridge C. a new built bridge lies D. a newly built bridge lies 3. , South of the city lies a big steel factory. From the valley came a frightening sound. Under the tree stands a little boy. , 4. , 1) Present at the meeting were Professor White, Professor Smith and many other guests. 2) Gone are the days when they could do what they liked. 3) Among the goods are Christmas trees, flowers, candles and toys. Growing all over the mountain are wild flowers. 5. , , They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy. Inside the pyramids are the burial rooms for the kings and queens and long passages to these rooms. 3. ____ from the tenth floor when the policeman pointed his pistol at him. A. Jumped down the burglar B. Down the burglar jumped C. The burglar jumped down D. Down jumped the burglar 4 Seeing the policeman coming, away__ A.the boys ran B. ran the boys C. did the boys run D. the boys run 5 Where is Kate? Look, _____. She is at the school gate. A. there she isB. there is she C. here you areD. here it is 6 ___ are the days when teachers were looked down upon. A. GoneB. Go C. To goD. Going 1. Do you speak English? 2. if Had you reviewed your lessons, you might have passed the examination. If you had reviewed your lessons 7 _____computers not been used it would have taken them a long time to solve the problem A If have B Have C If had D Had If the boy were older, he could go to school. Were the boy older, he could go to school. 8. your letter, I would have started off two days ago. A. If I received B. Should I receive C. If I could have received D. Had I received If I had received your letter, 9. If it rain next week, the farmers could still have a good harvest. A. should B. could C. would D. might Should it rain next week, 10 If the sun____tomorrow what would we do A would not rise B should not rise C had not risen D does not rise 11 If my lawyer _____here last Saturday, he ____me from going A. had been; would have prevented B. had been ;would prevent C. were; would prevent D. were; would have prevented 3. ( ) as (though) Pretty as she is, she is not clever. Try as he would, he might fail again. Money as they had, they dont know how to spend it. Child as she is, she knows a lot. Though she is a child, she knows a lot. Busy as he is, he insists on studying. Though he is busy, he . Try as he might, Tom could not get out of the difficulties. Though he might try, Tom could not get out of the difficulties. Much as I like the house, I cant afford to buy it. 12 Late _________, she still continued her experiment in the lab. A. Although it wasB. as it was C. as was itD. it though was 4. no sooner than, hardly when not until No sooner had she gone out than the class began. Not until the teacher came did he finish his homework. 13 Hardly ___the station ____the bus arrived. A.I had reached; when B. had I reached; then C. I had reached; then D. had I reached; when 14.Not until ___ the work _____to bed. A. did he finish; he went B. he finished; he went C. he finished; did he go D. he finished; had he gone 5. never, hardly, seldom, scarcely, little, at no time, not only, barely, rarely, little, not a bit Never shall I do this again. At no time can you say no to the order. Little do I dream I would see you here. not only...but also... Not only are the students planting trees but (also) the teacher is. not until... Not until I reached home did I find that I had lost the wallet. no sooner...than... hardly...when... Hardly had Tom got home when the phone rang. 15. By no means ___look down upon the poor. A.we should B. should we C. ought we D. we shall 16. At no time, neither today nor in the future, ___look down upon education. A. will we never B. we will C. we should D. will we 17 ______ seen him before, _______ tell you his name? A. Never have I ; how I can B. I have never; how I can C. Never have I ; how can I D. I never have; how can I 6. only (only , ) Only in this way can you learn English well. Only when he told me did I realize what trouble he was in. only Only his brother is right. 18 _______ succeed in doing anything. A.Only by working hard we can B. By only working hard we can C. Only we can by working hard D. Only by working hard can we 19. Only yesterday ____ how happy a life she had been living with Tom. A. she realized B. did she realize C. she had realized D. had she realized 7. so, nor, neither , He has been to Beijing. So have I. Jack can not answer the question. Neither can I. He has been to Beijing. So have I. So he has I dont want to know him neither (nor) do I want to learn anything about him. so Betty is a good girl. Yes so she is. 20. Nancy works in a shop and___. A. so does Alan B. so Alan too does C. that does Alan too D. that Alan too does 21. She never laughed, ____ lose her temper. A. or she ever didB. nor did she ever C. or did she everD. nor she ever did 8. so / such that , so , So difficult a problem is it that I cant work it out. Such a noble person is he that people all respect him. such Such were his words. Such was what he said. 9. , , , Let go, said the man / he said. 10. May you succeed. 1. ---Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother? ---I dont know, _______. A. nor dont I care B. nor do I care C. I dont care neither D. I dont care also . Multiple choices. 2. Not until all the fish died in the river ____ how serious the pollution was. A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realized C. the villagers did realized D. didnt the villagers realized 3. Only in this way ____ do it well. A. must we B. we could C. can we D. we can 4. Hardly ____ when it began to rain. A. had he arrived B. arrived he C. he had arrived D. did he arrive 5. Only when class began ____ that he had left his book at home. A. will realize B. he did realize C. did he realize D. should he realize 6. Not a single mistake ____ in the dictation yesterday. A. did he make B. made by him C. he made D. he had made 7. No sooner ____ his talk than he ___ by the workers. A. he finished; surrounded all B. did he finish; did surround C. had he finished; was surrounded D. after he finished; was surrounded near 8. Little ___ know about verbs, Franz __ his head. A. did he; dare not lift B. he; dare not lift C. did he; dare not to lift D. doesnt; doesnt dare lift 9. Not only __ a promise, but also kept it. A. had he made B. he had made C. did he make D. he makes 10. I finally got the job. Never in all life___ so happy. A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt 11. In no country ___ Britain, it has been said, ____ experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. other than; one can B. other than; can one C. rather than; one can D. rather than; can one 12. ____ a mobile phone can you ring ___ you want to talk with anywhere. A. Using; whoever B. Only on; whoever C. With; whoever D. Using; whomever