english worksheet School Year 2008-2009

Use and Form Basic Rules

Remember: The subject follows the verb, as in a question,
a) after negative and restrictive expressions
at the beginning of a clause.

We use this sentence structure in formal

language, usually for emphatic or literary
purposes.

Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expression from
the list on the right.
Never
Hardly/
1. doIIgo
____________do
1.____________ goto
toschool
school Scarcely Not
Not only
only does
does she
she
before88a.m.
before a.m.My
Myhousemaid
housemaidonly
only look
look gorgeous
gorgeous but
but
arrives around 08:05. Seldom/ she
she also
also has
has the
the
arrives around 08:05. sweetest
Rarely sweetest smile
smile
2.____________
2. didthey
____________did theyknow
know Ive
Ive ever
ever seen!
seen!
about safety procedures.
about safety procedures. Little Had
Had II not
not spent
spent all
all
____________had hadhe
hearrived
arrived Nowhere my
my money on
money
3.3.____________ on
clothes,
clothes, II would
would
atthe
at the airport
airport than
thanhe
herealized
realized At no time have
have also
also bought
bought
he had
he hadforgotten
forgottenhis
hisID
IDcard.
card. him
him aa nice
nice present!
present!
Not only
4.____________
4. ____________diddidhe
helose
losehis
his No sooner
buthe
keysbut
keys healso
alsolost
losthis
hiswatch.
watch. In no way
Match the these sentences with a
hadshe
____________had
5.____________
5. shefinished
finished Not until
suitable ending:
herfirst
her firsttask,
task,when
whenthe
theteacher
teacher
gaveher
gave heranother
anotherone
oneto
todo.
do.
____________IIgot
6.____________ gotto
tothe
the 1. Only after sending the e-mail...
6.
park,did
didIInotice
noticethat
thatIIhad
had 2. Only when we wanted to watch the Jay Leno
park,
broughtmy
brought myfriends
friendscoat.
coat. show...
3. She had no idea where she was. Only by chance...
77..____________ couldwe
____________could wehave
have
foundaabetter
betterjob
jobopportunity.
opportunity. 4. Only on rare occasions...
found
Notwith
withthe
thepresent
presentworld
worldcrisis!
crisis! 5. Only in Paris...
Not
6. Only if you join the club...
Sheisisaapearl
8. She
8. pearlamong
amongwomen.
women.
7. Her ideas were so confusing that John had to
haveIIseen
____________have
____________ seensuch
such
generosityand
andkindness.
kindness.Only
Only intervene. Only then...
generosity a) ...will you be able to have free
oneor
one ortwo
twoin
inmy
myentire
entirelife.
life. access to the stadium.
duringthe
____________during
9. ____________
9. thetrial
trial b) ...did we notice the remote control
didshe
did sheexpress
expressany
anyregret
regretfor
for had vanished.
whatshe
what shehad
haddone.
done. c) ...did I understand what she meant.
canshe
____________can
10. ____________
10. shebe
be d) ...do we find such nice restaurants.
heldresponsible
held responsiblefor
forthe
thebad
bad e) ...did she find her way back to the Hotel.
gradesof
grades ofher
herstudents.
students. f) ...does he wear a tuxedo.
g) ...did he remember Linda was camping.
 Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

1. I seldom go to work later than nine in the morning

Seldom ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. He had hardly finished reading the book and he was given another one to read.

Hardly _______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. We shouldnt be working at the weekend.

Under no circumstances ______________________________________________________________________________

4. They never tried to find out what happened to the cat.

Never ________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. I only began to see the results of my hard work after six months.

Only after ____________________________________________________________________________________________

6. They will not receive their luggage until next week.

Not until ____________________________________________________________________________________________

7. When I had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for help.

No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. The police didnt suspect that the doctor himself was the thief.

Little ________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. The driver cannot be held responsible for the accident.

In no way ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. He brought his sister and some cousins to the party.

Not only ____________________________________________________________________________________________

THANK YU!
HAVE A NICE DAY!
 english worksheet School Year 2008-2009

Use and Form Basic Rules

Remember: The subject follows the verb, as in a question,
a) after negative and restrictive expressions at
the beginning of a clause;

We use this sentence structure in formal

language, usually for emphatic or literary
purposes.

Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expression from
the list on the right.
Never
Never do I go to school before 8
a.m. My housemaid only Hardly/ Not
Not only
only does
does
Scarcely she
she look
look gorgeous
gorgeous
arrives around 08:05. but
but she
she also
also has
has
Little did they know about safety Seldom/ the sweetest
the sweetest
Rarely smile
smile Ive
Ive ever
ever
procedures.
seen!
seen!
Little Seldom
Seldom have
have II
No sooner had he arrived at the
seen
seen such
such aa
airport than he realized he Nowhere
handsome,
handsome, kind
kind
had forgotten his ID card. At no time man.
man. II am
am so
so
lucky!
lucky!
Not only did he lose his keys Not only

but he also lost his watch. No sooner

Hardly had she finished her first I)n no way

Match the these sentences with a
task, when the teacher gave Not until suitable ending:
her another one to do.
Not until I got to the park, did I
notice that I had brought my Only after sending the e-mail...
friends coat. Only when we wanted to watch the Jay Leno show...
She had no idea where she was. Only by chance...
Nowhere could we have found a
Only on rare occasions...
better job opportunity. Not
Only in Paris...
with the present world crisis!
Only if you join the club...
She is a pearl among women. willconfusing
a) ...so
Her ideas were you be able
thattoJohn
havehad
freeto
Seldom have I seen such access
intervene. Only to the stadium.
then...
generosity and kindness. Only b) ...did we notice the remote control
one or two in my entire life. 6
6 had vanished.
9. At no time during the trial did c) ...did I understand what she meant.
she express any regret for 2
2 d) ...do we find such nice restaurants.
what she had done. e) ...did she find her way back to the Hotel.
10. In no way can she be held 7
7
f) ...does he wear a tuxedo.
responsible for the bad grades 7
7
of her students. 5
5 g) ...did he remember Linda was camping.
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Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

1. I seldom go to work later than nine in the morning

Seldom do I go to work later than nine in the morning.

2. He had hardly finished reading the book and he was given another one to read.

Hardly had he finished reading the book when he was given another one to read.

3. We shouldnt be working at the weekend.

Under no circumstances should we be working at the weekend.

4. They never tried to find out what happened to the cat.

Never did they try to find out what happened to the cat.

5. I only began to see the results of my hard work after six months.

Only after six months did she begin to see the results of her hard work.

6. They will not receive their luggage until next week.

Not until next week will they receive their luggage.

7. When I had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for help.

No sooner had I got into the shower than my neighbour started crying for help.

8. The police didnt suspect that the doctor himself was the thief.

Little did the police suspect that the doctor himself was the thief..

9. The driver cannot be held responsible for the accident.

In no way can the driver be held responsible for the accident.

10. He brought his sister and some cousins to the party.

Not only did he bring his sister to the party but he also brought his cousins.

THANK YU!
HAVE A NICE DAY!