Negative inversion

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

Mc Donald's sell hamburgers and milkshakes.

• Not only does Mc Donald's sell hamburger, but also milkshakes.

• Not only Mc Donald's sells hamburgers, but also milkshakes.

Answer explanation

You need to use "interrogative structure" to make the negative inversion.

Not only does Mc Donalds... (auxiliary does - present)

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

She had no ideia her friends had prepared a suprise party for her.

• Little did she know her friends had prepared a surprise a party for her.

• Little she knew her friends had prepared a surprise party for her.

Answer explanation

The inversion "Little did she know" means "She had no idea."

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

I had never seen something like that.

• Never had I seen something like that.

• Never I had seen something like that.

Answer explanation

The negative inversion using the past perfect uses "had" as an auxiliary verb and then the past participle of the main verb:

Never had I seen...

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

You wouldn't have better accomodations anywhere else in Rio.

• Nowhere else in Rio would you have better accomodations.

• Nowhere else in Rio you would have better accomodations.

Answer explanation

The inversion is "would you have."

The negative phrase is "Nowhere else in Rio."

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

Nobody told the children they couldn't take their mobiles to school.

• At no time were the children told they couldn't take their mobiles to school.

• At no time the children were told they couldn't take their mobiles to school.

Answer explanation

"At no time were the children told..."

The verb "be" is used in front of the subject as if it was a questions, but it's just negative because of the phrase "At no time."

Negative inversion:

Choose the correct paraphrase.

Most Western women wouldn't visit Afghanistan even if they were paid to do so.

• Not even if they were paid, would most Western women visit Afghanistan.

• Not even if they were paid, most Western women would visit Afghanistan.

Answer explanation

The inversion uses "would" as if it was a question, but it's a negative sentence because of the phrase "not even if."

Negative inversion:

What's the missing word?

Not only does she speak English, ............. she also speaks German.

Negative inversion:

What's the missing word?

Little did I know ........ much I would work in my new job.

Negative inversion:

What's the missing word?

Never ........ she thought about moving abroad until she lost her job.

Answer explanation

Never had she thought of moving abroad...

=

She had never thought of moving abroad...

Notice:

"until she lost her job" >>> First, she lost her job and then she thought of moving abroad.

Negative inversion:

What's the missing word?

Not ...... if I could, would I travel to Russia at this moment.