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REPHRASE THE SENTENCES USING INVERSION:

1.She rarely has any money to spare.


Rarely …………………………………………………………….

2.You may not return after midnight.


On no account…………………………………………………

3.He realized the danger he had been in only after he had read the newspaper the following morning.
Only after………………………………………………………..

4.We little knew about John’s real problem


Little………………………………………………………………..

5.Visitors are not allowed to feed the animals.


Under no circumstances…………………………………..

6.He didn’t manage to get permission until she had calmed down.
Not until…………………………………………………………..

7.I have never before been asked to accept a bribe.


Never before……………………………………………………...

8.He barely left the house that the storm broke.


Hardly ………………………………………………………………..

9.Peter wasn’t aware at all that we were preparing a surprise party for him.
At no time…………………………………………………………..

10.I was robbed and my car was stolen.


Not only……………………………………………………………….

11.I was introduced to Mary after a year.


Only after ………………………………………………….

12.One rarely sees such a beautiful view.


Rarely………………………………………………………..

13.They were not able to assess the damage until the floods had subsided.
Not until…………………………………………………..

14.He only stays in bed if he is seriously ill.


Only if……………………………………………………….

15.I seldom speak French.


Hardly ever………………………………………………

16.He cannot be invited here under any circumstances.


Under no circumstances………………………………………………

17.The student passed the exam after weeks of hard work.


Only after ………………………………………………………………………..

18.I rarely told my wife that I loved her.


Seldom………………………………………………………………………….

19.As soon as he left the house the storm broke.


No sooner………………………………………………………………………

20.I had no idea, as I entered my flat, what a surprise was in store for me.
Little ……………………………………………………………..

21.As soon as she closed the door, mother started crying.


No sooner………………………………………………………………………

22.He knocked at the door and she immediately opened it.


Hardly ………………………………………………………………………….

23.We tried to make him confess but in vain.


In vain……………………………………………………………………………

24. He had just fallen asleep when the fire broke out.
Scarcely…………………………………………………………………………

25.The policeman started shouting and was immediately hooted at.


No sooner……………………………………………………………………….

26.The only way you can reach the top is by working hard.
Only ……………………………………………………………………………

27. She never thought she would ever succeed.


At no time………………………………………………………………………

28.I had just got to the cinema when I realized I had not locked the door of my flat.
No sooner ……………………………………………………………………..

29. Emily little thought that she would find such a good job.
Little…………………………………………………………………………..

30. They will on no account agree to such proposal.


On no account………………………………………………………………….

31. I rarely get the chance to listen to such a famous singer.


Rarely………………………………………………………………………….

32. Her work finished, she felt relieved.


Not before……………………………………………………………………..

33.The little girl stopped crying only when she saw her doll.
Not until………………………………………………………………………..

34. We didn’t know much about such matters.


Little……………………………………………………………………………

35. Such valuable paintings are to be found nowhere else.


Nowhere else…………………………………………………………………..

36. I will never be able to understand her.


Never………………………………………………………………………….

37. I didn’t see anybody on the beach at that time.


Not a soul…………………………………………………………………….

38. As soon as we left the chalet, it began to snow.


No sooner…………………………………………………………………….

39. We haven’t seen so many birds anywhere else in the world.


Nowhere else in the world…………………………………………………..

40. They not only swim well but also ski well.
Not only……………………………………………………………………..

41. She locked the door the moment she went inside.
No sooner…………………………………………………………………..

42. Alice is not only intelligent, but also hardworking.


Not only……………………………………………………………………

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