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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.

A 1- No longer 2- Never 3- Seldom / Rarely 4- Hardly 5- Only when / after / by

B a) t khi / him khi / ho hon b) thi / khng cn na

c) gn nh khng/ hu nh khng
d) va mi.th

6- No sooner..than.. Hardlywhen.
7- Not until.

e) mi cho n khi
f) cha bao gi / khng bao gi

g) ch khi / sau khi / bng

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

am/ is / are was / were have / has had do / does did modal verb ( can / should ) s

PII
verb verb

Adverb

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.

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 didnt 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 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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