grammar

Negative and limiting adverbials exercise

Multiple-choice exercise

Rewrite the first sentence starting with the word in brackets.

I've never had such an awful meal. (Never) __________________ such an awful meal.
1. Never I have had
2. Never had I
3. Never have I had
You rarely see such beautiful workmanship. (Rarely) __________________ such beautiful workmanship.
1. Rarely do you see
2. Rarely see you
3. Rarely you see
He didn't say a word. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not did say a word
2. Not a word said he
3. Not a word did he say
We couldn't hear a sound. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not could we hear a sound
2. Not a sound could we hear
3. Not heard we a sound
He wouldn't accept one cent. (Not) __________________
1. Not would one cent he accept.
2. Not one cent accepted he
3. Not one cent would he accept.
Quick! We mustn't waste a minute. (Not) __________________
1. Not waste we must a minute
2. Not a minute must we waste.
3. Not a minute we must waste
He didn't thank us once. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not once thank us did he
2. Not once he did thank us
3. Not once did he thank us
I won't pay one dollar more. (Not) __________________ .
1. Not one dollar more I will pay
2. Not one dollar more will I pay
3. Not one dollar will I pay more
She only passed by cheating. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only by cheating she did pass
2. Only by cheating passed she
3. Only by cheating did she pass
She wouldn't speak to him until he apologized. (Not until) __________________ .
1. Not until he would apologize she did speak to him
2. Not until she did speak to him she would apologize
3. Not until he apologized would she speak to him
I only realized my mistake when I saw the answers. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only did I realize my mistakewhen I saw the answers
2. Only when saw I the answers did I realize my mistake
3. Only when I saw the answers did I realize my mistake
She only said she loved him when he was on his death bed. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only when he was on his death bed she did say she loved him
2. Only when he was on his death bed did she say she loved him
3. Only he was on his death bed when she said she loved him
I've never been so insulted. (Never) __________________ .
1. Never so insulted have I been
2. Never have I been so insulted
3. Never I have been so insulted
They only survived by eating plants and insects. (Only) __________________ .
1. Only did they survive by eating plants and insects
2. Only by eating plants and insects did they survive
3. Only did eat plants and insects they survived

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