Finish the sentence
Choose the correct option
Negative Adverbials
100

He entered as soon as she had left.

No sooner  _____________

No sooner had she left than he entered.

100

He can speak French but _____ it in public, and almost never when on diplomatic duty.

a) rarely he uses

b) seldom does he use

c) no once does he use

b) seldom does he use

 

100

Complete using the list of words and phrases.
at no point, in no way, little, never, not, not only, no sooner, only after, scarcely, on no account, rarely, under no circumstances 

_____ were the students to blame for the broken door.

In no way

200

The captain will give a signal, then the troops will fire.

Not until ___________________

Not until the captain gives a signal will the troops fire.

200

_____ those words ____ all the newspapers published them. 

a) No sooner had he uttered/than

b) As soon as has he uttered/that

c) No sooner he's uttered/as

a) No sooner had he uttered/than

200

Complete using the list of words and phrases.
at no point, in no way, little, never, not, not only, no sooner, only after, scarcely, on no account, rarely, under no circumstances 

_____ during the brunch, did anyone notice that Mary left and never came back? 

At no point

300

I've never seen such an ugly place.

Never ____________________

Never have I ever seen sucha an ugly place.

300

____________ the stress she was under.

a) Only now I realise

b) Now only do I realise

c) Only now do I realise 

 c) Only now do I realise

300

Complete using the list of words and phrases.
at no point, in no way, little, never, not, not only, no sooner, only after, scarcely, on no account, rarely, under no circumstances 

_______ had Jonathon arrived at the wedding when he was paged to respond to a fire emergency.

Scarcely

400

He had just gone out when the phone rang.

Hardly _______________________

Hardly had he gone out when the phone rang.

400

_______ the world gets rid of all nuclear weapons _____ truly safe. 

a) Hardly/can us feel

b) No until/can we feel

c) Under no circumstances/we can feel

b) Not until/can we feel 

400

Complete using the list of words and phrases.
at no point, in no way, little, never, not, not only, no sooner, only after, scarcely, on no account, rarely, under no circumstances 

_______ will you meet anyone as nice as my grandson.

Rarely

500

He went out of the room only when the bell rang.

Only when _________________________

Only when the bell rang, did he go out of the room.

500

_____________ such dedicated and honest leaders. 

a) Nowhere I've encountered

b) Nowhere have I ever encountered

c) Nowhere have I encountered

b) Nowhere have I ever encountered

500

Complete using the list of words and phrases.
at no point, in no way, little, never, not, not only, no sooner, only after, scarcely, on no account, rarely, under no circumstances

_______ making an appointment with the professor was Sara able to set a final exam date to complete the course.


Only after