grammar

Negative and limiting adverbials exercise

Multiple-choice exercise

Rewrite the first sentence starting with the word in brackets.

I've never had such an awful meal. (Never) __________________ such an awful meal.
1. Never have I had
2. Never had I
3. Never I have had
You rarely see such beautiful workmanship. (Rarely) __________________ such beautiful workmanship.
1. Rarely do you see
2. Rarely see you
3. Rarely you see
He didn't say a word. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not a word did he say
2. Not a word said he
3. Not did say a word
We couldn't hear a sound. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not a sound could we hear
2. Not could we hear a sound
3. Not heard we a sound
He wouldn't accept one cent. (Not) __________________
1. Not would one cent he accept.
2. Not one cent would he accept.
3. Not one cent accepted he
Quick! We mustn't waste a minute. (Not) __________________
1. Not a minute must we waste.
2. Not waste we must a minute
3. Not a minute we must waste
He didn't thank us once. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not once thank us did he
2. Not once he did thank us
3. Not once did he thank us
I won't pay one dollar more. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not one dollar more I will pay
2. Not one dollar more will I pay
3. Not one dollar will I pay more
She only passed by cheating. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only by cheating she did pass
2. Only by cheating passed she
3. Only by cheating did she pass
She wouldn't speak to him until he apologized. (Not until) __________________ .
1. Not until he apologized would she speak to him
2. Not until he would apologize she did speak to him
3. Not until she did speak to him she would apologize
I only realized my mistake when I saw the answers. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only when I saw the answers did I realize my mistake
2. Only did I realize my mistakewhen I saw the answers
3. Only when saw I the answers did I realize my mistake
She only said she loved him when he was on his death bed. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only when he was on his death bed she did say she loved him
2. Only he was on his death bed when she said she loved him
3. Only when he was on his death bed did she say she loved him
I've never been so insulted. (Never) __________________ .
1. Never so insulted have I been
2. Never I have been so insulted
3. Never have I been so insulted
They only survived by eating plants and insects. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only did they survive by eating plants and insects
2. Only by eating plants and insects did they survive
3. Only did eat plants and insects they survived

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