I leave my house early. (seldom, so)
Seldom do I leave my house so early
She won the race and she also broke the record. (not only)
Not only did she win the race, but she also broke the record.
If you need any assistance, please call me immediately. (should)
Should you need any assistance, please call me imidiately.
The money is not to be paid under any circumstances. (no)
Under ________ to be paid.
Under no circumstances is the money to be paid.
Rewrite the sentence, beginning with "Were...", "Should..." or "Had...":
If Kahn had not resigned as a party leader, he would have been sacked.
Had Kahn not resigned as a party leader, he would have been sacked.
They hadn't met such rude people before. (nowhere)
Nowhere had they met such rude people before.
I had begun my speech when the microphone stopped working. (scarcely)
Scarcely had I begun my speech when the microphone stopped working.
We weren't told that we would need our passports.
(At no time)
At no time were we told that we would need our passports.
The use of mobile phones is absolutely forbidden inside the laboratory. (under, circumstances)
Under no circumstances are you allowed to use your phones in the lab.
Rewrite the sentence, beginning with "Were...", "Should..." or "Have..."!
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It was only when I stopped that I realised something was wrong. (did)
Only___________that something was wrong.
Only when I stopped did I realise that something was wrong.
Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.(were)
So ________ of them finished the race.
exhausted were the runners that none
I had just left the house to drive to work when I realized I had forgotten the keys. (Only after)
Only after I left the house house to drive to work did I realize I had forgotten the keys.
Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis. (had)
Not until _________ at the first oasis.
Not until three days had passed, did we arrive at the first oasis.
Rewrite the sentence, beginning with "Were...", "Should..." or "Have..."! Use inversion!
If I were offered the job, I would have no hesistation in accepting.
Were I (to be) offered the job, I would have no hesistation in accepting.
The accused never expressed regret for what he had done. time At regret for what he had done. (time)
At __________ regret for what he had done.
At no time did the accused express regret for what he had done.
Rewrite this sentence with a similar meaning using "as" or "than+be" or "do"! Use inversion!
I was opposed to the road. Everyone else in the village was opposed to it, too.
I was opposed to the road as was everyone else in the village.
Little did they realize the consequences of their actions.
I/had/be informed/earlier/would have/act differently
Had I been informed earlier, I would have acted differently.
the players/realize/final whistle/had won/not until
Not until the final whistle did the players realize they had won.
the concert/finish/crowd/start applauding/scarcely
Scarcely had the concert finished when the crowd started applauding loudly.
Rewrite this sentence with a similar meaning using "as" or "than+do":
Compared with people in developed nations, people in poorer countries consume a far smaller porportion of the earth's resources.
People in poorer countries consume a far smaller porportion of the earth's resources than do those in developed countries.