REPHRASING 2

INVERTED STRUCTURES
AM
GRAM
GR

1. He entered as soon as she had left.

No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
2. As soon as we reached the hotel it stopped raining.
No sooner
________________________________________________________________________
3. He never caught any fish.
Never___________________________________________________________________________
_
4. He went out of the room only when the bell rang.
Only
when________________________________________________________________________
5. The captain will give a signal, then the troops will fire.
Not until the
captain________________________________________________________________
6. I've never seen such an ugly place.
Never___________________________________________________________________________
_
7. I immediately rushed to see them after Mary had phoned me the news.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
8. She called them from the street, so they opened the window.
No sooner ___________________________________________________ they opened the
window.
9. When he heard the bell, he immediately left the room.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
10.
Just as he walked into the room, someone hit him on the back of his head.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
11.
I had just left the room when I heard the phone ring.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
12.
As soon as he received the telegram, he packed a case.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
13.
As soon as he went to sleep he started to snore.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
14.
She had never eaten such hot food.
Never___________________________________________________________________________
_
15.
As soon as he had spoken, the doctor opened.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________________
__
16.
He had just gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________________
__
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C. NARDOT REPHRASING 2: INVERTED STRUCTURES

17.
Someone called him from the office just after he had left.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
18.
It was the first time I had met such an attractive man.
Never
before______________________________________________________________________
19.
As soon as he left, they all started shouting.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
20.
As soon as Susan got home, the phone rang.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
21.
Pary heard the motorcycles and started to shake at once.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
22.
As soon as Alice had arrived, her mother helped herself to a glass of
whisky.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________________
__
23.
When he heard the hooters (klaxons), he knew he was in town.
No
sooner_________________________________________________________________________
24.
Kath switched on the radio immediately after putting down the receiver.
Hardly__________________________________________________________________________
__
25.
He was shot just as he came out of the hotel.
No sooner
________________________________________________________________________

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