Mastering Inversion Sentences in English Reading - Examples & Practice

Inversion By WangGuoliang

Step 1: 1. eg: I love English. 2. , 3. , ; eg: Here comes the car. 4. be , eg: Never have I heard such a thing. 5. ,

Write down the inversion sentences in Reading I on Page 26. Never will Zhou Yany forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper. (1) ___________________________________________ (2) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an ___________________________________________ amateur course at university to update my skills. Only [if you ask many different questions ]will you acquire all information you need to know. (3) ___________________________________________ (4) ___________________________________________ Here comes my list of dos and donts.

Step 2: : ( eg: 1. The children went out. Out went the children. 2.The days are gone. Gone are the days. )

(1) A small factory lies in the south of the river. In the south of the river lies a small factory. ________________________________________ (2) Mr. Green and many other guests were present at the party. ______________________________ (3) The facts are such. Present at the party were Mr. Green and many other guests. Such are the facts. ___________________________________________ (4) An ancient tower stands on the top of the mountain. On the top of the mountain stands an ancient tower. _______________________________

/ (1) I know little about your life. Little do I know about your life. (2) I have never heard such a thing. Never have I heard such a thing. (3) You can learn English well only in this way. Only in this way can you learn English well . (4) It is such a difficult problem that I can t work it out. Such a difficult problem is it that I can t work it out. /be

only : Only now is he allowed to come in the doctor s room. 1. I realized the importance of learning English well only then. Only then ______ ______ _______ the importance of learning English well. 2. We can succeed the next time only if we keep on working hard. Only if we keep on working hard _______ ______ _______ the next time. we succeed did I realize can only eg: Only he can help me.

1. Only then he/become aware of the dangers of the jungle. 2. Not only (she/be) good at languages, but also at history and geography. 3. Not only they/take care of me, but (they) also treated me as if I were daughter. 4. Not until she returns home go to bed. did he become is she did they take will he

so/neither/nor His brother likes football. So does my brother. You don t know the way. Neither ________ . as/though As he was busy, he spared some time to accompany me. Busy as he was, he spared some time to accompany me. As she is a child, she knows a lot about law. _________________________, she knows a lot about law. do I Child as she is

Step 3: Read the following passage and pay attention to the inversion parts. Oh No, not again! People from all over the world sat silently in the Shooting Hall. They were expecting a hero to regain his honor. Here came Emmons, the Athens' loser. He fired. The target was right this time. However, the people stood up with a scream. Hardly could people believe their eyes. He only got 4.4 and fell to the fourth. Never did Emmons expect it. In no time did he freeze. This unlucky guy, Matthew Emmons just needed a 6.6 to be crowned in the men's 50-meter rifle three positions at the Beijing Olympic Games. He was leading the moment ago. Not until the last shot did he lose. But he made a 4.4. Gone was the gold. So was the silver. Even the bronze He couldn't accept it. Nor could his wife. She did nothing but hug him deeply. Fortunately, he missed the gold, but not love. Q: Why are inversions used in this passage? ______________________________

Step 4: 1. You will see so many seats only at a stadium in Beijing. Only at a stadium in Beijing __________________________________________________ will you see so many seats 2. We little realized the dangers that were awaiting us. did we realize the dangers that were awaiting us. Little______________________________________________ 3. They not only took care of me, but also treated me as if I were their own daughter. Notonly____________________________________________ did they take care of me ,but also treated me as if I were their own daughter. __________________________ 4. He didn t go to bed until 12 o clock last night. Not until 12 o clock last night __________________________________________________ did he go to bed.

5.I have seldom seen a situation which made me so angry. have I seen a situation which made me so angry. Seldom_____________________________________. 6.We have never read such an exciting report before . have we read such an exciting report . Never before_________________________________. 7.I only began my work on designing a new bridge then. did I begin my work on designing a new bridge . Only then____________________________________. 8.Many old castles are around the lake. Around the lake_______________________________. are many old castles.

Step 5: Homework , 1. Never in my life ________ I _______nor seen such a thing. 2. , . On the ground ________ a boy of less than 10,badly injured. 3. On the wall ________a map of China. 4. Not until I reached home ________ I _________that I had lost the wallet. 5. In front of our school ________ a newly-built play ground,we often play basketball there. 6. I don t want to know him,________ ________I want to learn something about him. have I heard lay hangs did I find is neither do

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