Inversion - So/such
Invert the following sentence:
The test was so difficult nobody managed to pass.
So difficult was the test nobody managed to pass.
Such a difficult test it was that nobody managed to pass.
Invert the following sentence:
The little boy went up the hill.
Up the hill went the little boy
Invert the following sentence:
I have never been in a situation of this kind before
Never before have I been in a situation of this kind
Complete the gap:
He never says things directly to me, he is always talking ________!
Answer:
He never says things directly to me, he is always talking behind my back!
Complete the gap:
The moment they met each other they knew they would be a good couple, the prime example of ____________.
Answer:
The moment they met each other they knew they would be a good couple, the prime example of love at first sight.
Invert the following sentence:
I was so hungry I ate the whole cake.
So hungry was I that ate the whole cake
Invert the following sentence:
My ballon flew away when I lost grip of it
Away flew my ballon when I lost grip of it.
Invert the following sentence:
I seldom find myself in the park with nowhere to go.
Seldom do I find myself in the park wih nowhere to go.
Complete the gap:
Our relationship is just like a sine wave, it has its _________.
Answer:
Our relationship is just like a sine wave, it has its ups and downs.
Complete the gap:
Look at the way John looks at Emily, he is completely _______ with her.
Answer:
Look at the way John looks at Emily, he is completely besotted/infatuated with her.
Invert the following sentence:
Yesterday was such a beatiful day, we couldn't stay inside.
Such a beatiful day was yesterday that we couldn't stay at home
Invert the following sentence:
Those intrusive thoughts kept coming into my mind
Into my mind kept coming those intrusive thoughts
Invert the following sentence:
He was not allowed to go on vacation until he had finished his work.
Not until he had finished his work was he allowed to go on vacation.
Complete the gap:
Everyone hates each other in his family, I reckon a _________ must have happened some time ago.
Answer:
Everyone hates each other in his family, I reckon a family feud must have happened some time ago.
Complete the gap:
There is no way Sarah cheated on Peter, she only _______.
Answer:
There is no way Sarah cheated on Peter, she only has eyes for him.
Invert the following sentence, beggining with such:
The plan was so brilliant it was put into action with no delay.
Such a brilliant plan it was that it was put into action with no delay.
Invert the following sentence:
The whizz-kid kept going above and beyond
Above and beyond kept going the whizz-kid
Invert the following sentence:
As soon as the rain stopped, we went outside.
No sooner...
No sooner did the rain stop than we went outside
Complete the gap:
She's been living in a _______ since the divorce of her parents.
Answer:
She's been living in a broken home since the divorce of her parents.
Complete the gap:
Their friendship is extremely strong, they have an inseparable bond. They are _______.
Answer:
Their friendship is extremely strong, they have an inseparable bond. They are bosom friends/buddies/pals.