Group: Rain-dears

Date: September 22, 2010

Turn the following into inverted sentences.

1. I enjoy classical music and have a seasonal ticket to the symphony.

2. You won’t find such nice people anywhere else.

3. I have seldom heard such beautiful singing.

4. I shall never forget your kindness.

5. I saw only then the danger we were in.

6. She went off.

7. He didn't realize that he had lost the key till he got home.

8. They not only robbed you, they smashed everything.

9. Half a dozen apples fell down.

10. If an emergency should arise, dial 999.

11. If Rex were a little more hardworking, he would not have failed.

12. If Mr Chan had been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed.
13. He is handsome and rich.
14. You will rarely see him in a pub.
15. I had thrown him out, but he tried to come again very soon.
16. We can hope to do it only with the help of everybody.
17. I will never talk to her again!
18. You mustn’t repeat it in any circumstances (on no account…)
19. If you should have any questions, please, feel free to contact me.
20. If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.

Parallelism means that words used in pairs or groups should all have the
same gram-matical form (verbs and verbs; nouns, nouns, and nouns; gerunds
and gerunds, etc.) When using words or phrases with coordinating conjunctions
or in a series, make sure that they follow the same grammatical structure. For
example,
Terry likes swimming and to dive. (Incorrect: not
Terry likes swimming and diving. parallel)
Terry likes to swim and (to) dive. (Correct)
I'm taking history, math, and chemical. (Correct)
 (Incorrect)
I'm taking history, math, and chemistry.
(Correct)
Sometimes repeated words, such as auxiliary verbs, can be deleted in parallel
constructions.
(Incorrec
I have been to Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower. t)
I have been to Paris and have seen the Eiffel Tower. (Okay)
I have been to Paris and seen the Eiffel Tower. (Better)
Is she coming to the party or go to a movie? (Incorrec
Is she coming to the party or going to a movie? t)
(Correct)