Inversion

Hardly _____ a word when her son came back.

  

• she could say

• couldn’t she say

• she couldn’t say

• could she say

________ she could not say anything.

• However upset was she that    

• So upset was she that 

• So upset was she upset was she that

Never ________ him stand on the deserted station platform.

   

• will I forget seeing   

• will I forget to see  

• I will forget to see

• I will forget seeing

If he had not resigned, we would have been obliged to give him the sack. THE INVERSION IS...

• Has he not resigned...

• Have he not resigned...

• Had he not resigned...

If she refuses the offer, we'll raise the price. THE INVERSION IS:

• Should she refuse the offer...

• Should she refuses the offer...

• Should she to refuse the offer...

If James doesn't remember, we'll have to start again. THE INVERSION IS:

• Should James do not remember...

• Should James not remember...

• Should James not to remember...

If we'd bought that property, we'd be rich now. THE INVERSION IS:

• Have we bought that property....

• Had we bought that property....

• Had we to buy that property....

She had never been there.

At no time_______________ there.

Not until the 1980s _____ for the average person to own a computer.

• it was possible

• was it possible

• was possible

This is not acceptable.

In no way ______________ acceptable.