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Inversion – Negative Expressions

I. Indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect. Correct the incorrect ones.

1. Never the girl wrote to her brother.

2. On no occasion did they offer help.

3. Seldom Allan has written such a beautiful poem.

4. Barely had I arrived home when he called me.

5. Never in the world I thought this would happen.

6. Hardly ever it rains like this in March.

7. Not once he has called me to ask me if I am fine.

Inversion – Expressions with only

I- Indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect. Correct the incorrect ones.

1. Only once has she come here since I moved in.

2. Only in extremely dangerous parents will be contacted.

3. Only once in my life I have gone to Australia.

4. Only until the end of May will she stay here.

5. Only after completing the course she will take the test.

6. Only when she arrives in the USA her family will move to another state.

7. Only because they know nothing will happen to him they have decided not to leave
the country.