Inversion

1. ____________________________, you would have succeeded in your business.

• A. If you listened to my advice

• B. Were you to listen to my advice

• C. Had you listened to my advice

• D. As long as you listened to my advice

She doesn’t like classical music and _______________________________.

• A. I don’t, too

• B. I don’t, either

• C. neither do I

• D.Both B and C are correct

3. Little ______________ what he has caused to others.

• A. does he know

• B. he knows

• C. he can know

• D. he will know

. __________ had he entered the office than he realized that he had left his wallet at home.

• A. Hardly

• B. Scarcely

• C. No sooner

• D. Not only

I write to her almost every day.

• A. Not a day goes by unless my writing to her.

• B. Hardly does a day go by without my writing to her.

• C. No day go by without my writing to her.

• D. Almost every day goes by without my writing for her.

The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight.

• A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.

• B. Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped.

• C. Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped.

• D. Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight.

He started computer programming as soon as he left school.

• A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.

• B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.

• C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.

• D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.

He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.

• A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.

• B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.

• C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.

• D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.

She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.

• A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months.

• B. A few months ago, she didn’t find it relaxed working for him.

• C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.

• D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.

Right after his appointment to the post, he fell ill.

• A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.

• B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.

• C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill.

• D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill.