EXERCISES :
I. INVERSION :
1. When the film started , I realized that I had seen it before .
Only after _________________________________________
2. We didn’t know the full extent of his involvement in the fraud.
Little ________________________________________________
3. The boss can’t treat me like that and get away with it .
No way _______________________________________________
4. No director has made such an intellectually challenging sci-fi movie since 2001.
Not since _________________________________________________
5. He rarely comes to see me now.
Rarely ____________________________________________________
6. I understood only after he had explained it three times .
Only after _____________________________________________
7. He not only spent all his money , he even borrowed some from me.
Not only _________________________________________________
8. She had hardly finished the test when time was up.
Hardly ___________________________________________________
9. Miles and miles of dry white stretch before them .
Before them ______________________________________________
10. The guest speaker spoke so confusingly that few people understood what he said.
So ____________________________________________________
11. That piano is not only old but also useless.
Not _________________________________________________
12. We had never been in such an embarrassing situation before .
Never __________________________________________________
13. He had little success but he was talented .
Little _____________________________________________
14. If the worker were sacked , there would be a strike.
Were __________________________________________________
15. He had no sooner gone to sleep when the bell rang.

15. I’m sure we can believe her . She’s usually very ________ (true).
16. He gave the child a ________ (hand) of sweets.
17. Now that she has got a job , she is _______ (depend) of her parents .
18. After the death of his parents , he was sent to an ____________(orphan).
III. Rewrite :
1. In spite of all our efforts , we failed .
Although ______________________________________
2. How long has this roof been leaking ?
When __________________________________________
3. There are a lot of people dependent on him .
He has _________________________________________
4. Thanks to the success of his first album, he is now a wealthy man .
Had _______________________________________________
5. We can’t survive when there is no air .
Without ___________________________________________
6. I could hold a big party due to Mom’s help.
Had it ___________________________________________
7. Success depends on hard work.
The harder __________________________________________
8. Trinh Cong Son wrote the song himself .
It was ______________________________________________
9. It was three years ago when I met her .
It has ____________________________________________
10. Let’s buy Alice a gift when we come to her house.
I suggest Alice _______________________________________
11. People used to believe that the earth was flat .
The earth used ________________________________________
11. You might fall if you are not careful.
Be careful _____________________________________
12. She finds it easy to express herself in English .

6. seasonable
7. height
8. cheaply
9. roomy
10. industrious
11. laughter
12. noticeable
13. misplaced
14. destruction
15. truthful
16. handful
17. independent
18. orphanage
III. Rewrite :
1. Although we tried our best , we failed
2. When did the roof begin to leak ?
3. He has a lot of dependants.
4. Had it been for the success of his fist album , he wouldn’t be a wealthy man now.
5. Without air, we couldn’t survive.
6. Had it been for Mom’s help, I couldn’t have held a big party.
7. The harder you work , the more success you get .
8. It was TCS who wrote the song .
9. It has been three years since I last saw her.
10. I suggest Alice should be given a gift .
11. The earth used to be believed to be flat.
12. Be careful or you might fall.
13. She has no difficulty in expressing herself in English .