INVERSIONS
They had no sooner eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table.
No sooner had they eaten dinner than the ceiling crashed onto the dining table.
I fixed the ________pipe,so the car is quiet now.
exhausting- exhaust- exhausted
exhaust
She left the room as she was singing happily
She left the room singing happily
GALLOPED
MOVE SOMEWHERE QUICKLY
We would understand what had happened that night only later.
Only later would we understand what had happened that night.
The students made___________progress this year.
appreciation- appreciated- appreciable
appreciable
I opened the envelope and I found two concert tickets.
Opening the envelope, I found two concert tickets.
CAUGHT ON
BECOME POPULAR, FASHIONALBE
The children should on no account go on their own.
On no account should the children go on their own
Club A is _____________ known as the best in town.
popularly - popular- popularity
popularly
Since Paula had nothing left to do, she went home.
Having nothing left to do, Paula went home.
PLUMMET
DECREASE
(the books/be) _____________ cheaper, I would have bought them all.
Had the books been cheaper, I would have bought them all.
How could he have___________lied to us?
Knowingly- Knowledgeable - knowing
Knowingly
The people were shocked by the explosion and ran for shelter.
Shocked by the explosion, the people ran for shelter.
DIRE
VERY SEVERE, SERIOUS
( people/ not informed) _______________ the situation would have been much worse.
Had the people not been informed, the situation would have been much worse.
Can he be_________ on to keep a secret?
dependable- dependent- depended
depended
The musicians stood up while they were surrounded by thunderous applause.
The musicians stood up, surrounded by thunderous applause.
STITCH UP
SEW