Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the underlined words. Make any necessary changes.

1. She rarely smiles at me.

-> Rarely does she smile at me.

2. I hadn't known her until he told me.

-> Not until he told me had I known her.

3. You will hardly finish your work before it's dark.

-> Hardly will you finish your work before it's dark.

4. You can buy this book only in this shop.

-> Only in this hop can you buy this book.

5. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school.

-> No longer is my teacher teaching in this school.

6. She has never seen such a beautiful sight.

-> Never has she seen such a beautiful sight.

7. This rich man seldom helps the poor.

-> Seldom does the rich man help the poor.

8. She never in life felt happy.

-> Never in life did she feel happy.

9. People did not discover AIDS until 1981.

-> Not unti 1981 did people discover AIDS.

10. Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang.

-> No longer had Martin sat down than the telephone rang.

11. The lost child could be found nowhere.

-> Nowhere could the lost child be found.

12. I got no help from him.

-> No help did I get from him.

13. He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me.

-> Not only did he refused to help me but he also laughed at me.

14. He never smokes in bed.

-> Never does he smoke in bed.

15. She has made good progress only within two months.

-> Only within two months has she made good progress.

16. You should not travel alone under any circumstances.

-> Under any circumstances should you travel alone.

17. It is hot enough to sit outside only in summer.

-> Only in the summer is it hot enough to sit outside.

18. It is seldom wise to say too much about oneself.

-> Seldom is it wise to say too much about oneself.

19. He found a job nowhere after he had graduated from college.

-> After he had graduated from college did he find a job nowhere.

20. I know little about computer.

-> Little do I know about computer.

Complete the converstion. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or present perfect

Tom : .....did you hear .............(you/hear) the news about David?

Harriet: No. ......what happened............(what/happen) ?

Tom : ........he had..........(he/have) an accident. When he was walking down some steps, .......he fell...........(he/fall) and .........broke.........(break) in leg/

Harriet : Oh, how awful! When .....did it happen.............(it/happen) ?

Tom : Yesterday afternoon. Melanie ....told..............(tell) me about it last night

Harriet : Last night! ........you known..........(you/know) about it last night, and ........you didn't tell..........(you/not/tell) me!

Tom : Well, ......i didn't see............(I/not/see) you last night. And .........i haven't seen.........(I/not/see) you today, until now

Harriet : I hope he's all right. ......he has had............(he/have) lots of accidents, you know.

....he did..............(he/do) tjhe same things about two years ago

Rewritting

1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

So great was her grief that she almost fainted.

2.He got down to writting her letter as soon as her returned from his walk.

No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.

3.She had hardly begun to speak before people stared interruping her.

Harly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.

4.I only realized what i had missed when they told me about it later.

Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.

5.You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.

Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John.

6.The outcome of the election was never in dout.

At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.

7.He forgot about the gun until he got home.

Not until he got home did he remember about the gun.

1. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had looked for from his company. => bad

2. Only when you grow up you will know the truth. => will you

3. You'd better tell me the reason for he did not turn up. => why

4. The whole of family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. => whole family

5. Mrs. Brown's children are used to be picked up after school every day. => being

6. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time. => for

7. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon. => visit

8. You are tired although you stayed up too late to watch TV last night. => because

9. Don't speak English with him; he hardly not know any English.  => bỏ

10. Mary bought her mother a twenty-inches television last week. => twenty-inch

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35. He didn’t realize it was a day off until he got to the office.
It was not until he got to the office that he realized it was a day off

36.I didn’t meet her so I didn’t know about her good news.
If I had  met her, I would have known about her good news
37.She didn’t know about that bad news until she came home from work.
It was not until she came home from work that she knew about that bad new
38.Jack lives far away from his parents, so he can’t visit them often.
If Jack didn’t live far away from his parents, he could visit them often

This hotel is empty, it (not live) hasn't lived in for a long time.

We know he (buy) has bought a new house in a small lane quite recently, but we don't know whether he has sold his old house.

My friend hasn't seen (not see) me for many years when I met (meet) him last week.

Sentence transformation

1.there was no precedent for the King's resignation

never.................before was there precedent for the king's resignation.............................

2.the only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition

only by..........united opposition is the world terrorism eliminated ................................

3.i didn't realize he was your brother until i saw the photograph

it was only...when I saw the photograph that I realize he was your brother.....................................

4.i write to him almost every day

hardly................. does a day pass without my writing to him...........................

5.John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing

not until..........................................

6.it was only when i left home that i realized how much my father meant to me

only when.......... I left home did I realize how much my father meant to me..............................

7.Alice and charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child

only when........the birth of their second child did .Alice and charles decide to move to a bigger house ...............................

8.we could relax until all the guests had gone home

only.......when all the guests had gone home that we could relax ..........................................

9.it isn't worth considering his suggestion for a moment

not for a moment........is his suggestion worth giving consideration............................

10.just as she put the phone down, it rang again

scarcely......... had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back........................................

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