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12c4
Review Lesson 16
Inversion of
subject and verb
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage I – Warm-up
Match one word or phrase in column A with its meaning
in Vietnamese in B.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage II – Consolidation
Examples of inversion of subject and verb
1- Women no longer bear many children.
No longer do women bear many children.

2- They have never been to Sapa.
Never have they been to Sapa.

3- i had no sooner got into the house than it started to rain last night.
No sooner had i got into the house than it started to rain last night.

4- He is seldom at a night – club.
Seldom is he at a night – club.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage II – Consolidation
Forms of inversion of subject and verb
Adverb
am/ is / are
was / were
have / has
had
do / does
did
modal verb
( can / should )
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Activity 1: Choose a sentence corresponding to A, B, C or D which is similar to the original one.

1- My aunt no longer does all her washing by hand.
A. No longer does my aunt do all her washing by hand.
B. No longer do my aunt do all her washing by hand.
C. No longer is my aunt do all her washing by hand.
D. No longer does my aunt does all her washing by hand.

2- She can never remember my name.
A. Never will she remember my name.
B. Never can she remember my name.
C. Never did she remember my name.
D. Never is she remember my name.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage III – Practice
Activity 1: Choose a sentence corresponding to A, B, C or D which is similar to the original one.

3- We hardly had time to watch T.V last week.
A. Hardly did we had time to watch T.V last week.
B. Hardly do we have time to watch T.V last week.
C. Hardly have we had time to watch T.V last week.
D. Hardly did we have time to watch T.V last week.

4- He didn’t recognize her until she had gone into the light.
A. Not until she had gone into the light was he recognize her.
B. Not until she had gone into the light had he recognized her.
C. Not until she had gone into the light did he recognize her.
D. Not until she had gone into the light does he recognize her.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage III – Practice
Activity 1: Choose a sentence corresponding to A, B, C or D which is similar to the original one.

5- I will only phone you after I have arrived in Moscow.
A. Only after I have arrived in Moscow will I phone you.
B. Only after I have arrived in Moscow do I phone you.
C. Only after I have arrived in Moscow am I phone you.
D. Only after I have arrived in Moscow have I phoned you.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage III – Practice
Activity 2: One of the 4 underlined words or phrases in each
of the sentences is incorrect. Identify and correct it.

1- No longer that country is dependent.
A B C D
No longer is that country dependent.
2- Hardly had she put down the earphone than the telephone
A B C
rang again.
D
Hardly had she put down the earphone when the telephone
rang again.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage III – Practice
Activity 2: One of the 4 underlined words or phrases in each
of the sentences is incorrect. Identify and correct it.
3- Do they rarely see her at home in the evening.
A B C D
Rarely do they see her at home in the evening.
4- Not until he had told us the truth did we knew about it.
A B C D
Not until he had told us the truth did we know about it.
5- Only by working hard one can achieve success.
A B C D
Only by working hard can one achieve success.
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage III – Practice
Lesson 16 – Inversion
Stage IV – Production
Activity 3: Write and speak your own sentences with the
inversion of subjects and verbs.

Stage V – Homework

Revise the form of comparisons

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your
participation.