ĐẢO NGỮ: LÝ THUYẾT VÀ BÀI TẬP

People usually use some forms of inversions to emphasize .There are some kinds of
inversions:
1. Inversion with negatives
- hardly ever
- hardly ….when / scarcely….when / no sooner….than
- not only…..
- not until / till
- nowhere
- on no account
- only by
- only in this way
- only then / when
- scarcely ever
- seldom
 structure: phrases + auxiliary verb + subject+ main verb

Example:
a. Never in my life have I seen such a strange behavior
b. Only after arriving at the office did I realize that I had forgotten to turn off the
gas cooker
c. No sooner does he learn a few English words than he forgets them all
d. Under no circumstances can you open this door
(Cho dù ở bất cứ hcảnh nào)
e. Not until he had retired did he think about having a holiday S+V+đảo
f. Not only did he pass the exam but she also got scholarship
g. Nowhere have I felt as comfortable as this town

2. After the structure “ so+adjective….that” , “ such + be …that”, “ neither/

nor”

Example
a. So alike were the twins that few people could tell them apart
b. Such is the popularity of the play that the theater is likely to be full every night
c. He had no money,nor did he know anyone he could borrow from
d. After the accident, Jane couldn’t hear, and neither could she see

3. Inversion with place expressions with “stand, sit, lie, come, go….”
Cụm từ chỉ nơi chốn, vị trí, phương hướng (Giới từ + N) + V + S
Example
a. Around the corner is the hospital
b. On the grass sat an enormous frog
c. In the doorway stood her father
d. Under the tree was lying some children

4. Inversion with conditionals

we can use “should, were, had ” at the beginning of the sentence
Example:
a. If you see Jane, Please give her this message
= Should you see jane, please give her this message
b. He would get the job if he were more careful in writing his résume
= He would get the job were he more careful in writing his résume
c. If the goalkeeper had played better, we would have won the game
= Had the goalkeeper played better , we would have won the game

EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Not only…………………………………………..
a. he refused to help me but he also made fun of me
b. did he refuse to help me but he made fun of me also
c. did he refuse to help me but he also made fun of me
d. he did refuse to help me but also made fun of me
2. ………………….. had she open the cupboard than she stood in front of it
petrified
a. No sooner
b. As soon as
c. Hardly
d. The fact
3. ……… with enough life-boats she wouldn’t have caused so heavy casualties
a. Were the Titanic to be equipped
b. The Titanic were to be equipped
c. The Titanic was to be equipped
d. Had the Titanic been equipped
4. It was not until the doctors asked him to comment on his death……………
recognised their craziness
a. when he
b. and he
c. that he
d. he
5. George would certainly have attended the meeting…………………
a. if he didn’t get a flat tire
b. if the flat tire hadn’t happened
c. had he not had a flat tire
d. had the tire not flatterned itselt phải bị động
6. ………………………..received law degrees as today
a. Never so many women have
b. Never have so many women
c. The women aren’t ever
d. Women who have never
7. ……………..during his dinner with us Đảo vs NOT
a. Not did my grandfather say single word
b. Not said a single word did my grandfather Chưa đảo
c. Not my grandfather said a single word
d. Not a single word did my grandfather say
8. There is no water on the moon , nor …………………..an atmosphere around it
a. there is
b. it is
c. there is not
d. is there
9. …………………the work when his wife came in with two policemen
a. Had he hardly finished
b. Had hardly he finished
c. Hardly he had finished
d. Hardly had he finished
10. Not until the first land plants developed………………
a. land animals appeared
b. did land animals appear
c. would land animals appear
d. the land animals appeared
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Not only…………………in the field of psychology but animal behavior is
examined as well
a. is studied human behavior
b. is human behavior studied
c. did human behavior study
d. human behavior studied
2. It was not until she had arrived home …………………remembered her
appointment with the doctor
a. when she
b. that she
c. and she
d. she
3. Not until a student has mastered algebra…………………the principles of
geometry, trigonometry, and physics
a. he can begin to understand
b. can he begin to understand
c. he begins to understand
d. that he can begin to understand
4. ………………………… they go to the threater
a. Only on rare occasions
b. Only on rare accasions do
c. On rare occasions only
d. Only do on rare occasions
5. ………………………….pleased with himself
a. Only after John received the first was he
b. Only after John received the first prize he was
c. After John received the first prize only was he
d. After John receivd the first prize only he was
6. ………………………..the lights went out
a. Hardly had the performance begun when
b. Hardly the performance had begun when did
c. Hardly had the performance begun than
d. Hardly the performance had begun than did
7. ……………..visited her
a. Had I known she was sick, I would have
b. No sooner had I know she was sick, I would have
c. No sooner had I know she was sick than I
d. Hardly had I know she was sick when I

8. ………………………………..I would give a party

a. Were she to come next month
b. She were to come next month
c. She comes next month
d. She would come next month

9. …………………more help , I could call my neighbour

a. Needed
b. Should I need
c. I have needed
d. I should need

10. …………………… my father sat down for lunch than there was a knock at the
door
a. Hardly had
b. No sooner had
c. At no time had
d. Never before had

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. ……………………………the book , please return it to me
a. Should you find
b. Will you be finding
c. Will you find
d. Will you have found

2. …………………………graduated from college

a. Nowhere does he found a job after he had
b. Nowhere did he find a job after he had
c. Not anywhere did he find a job after had he
d. Nowhere did he find a job after had he
3. ……………… he sold the house
a. Hardly did he have time to settle down when
b. Hardly has he had time to settle down when
c. No sooner had he had time to settle down when
d. No sooner had he had time to settle down than vừa mới
Settle down ổn định chỗ ở

4. ……………… lost all his clothes

a. Before arriving in New York had he spent all his money
b. No sooner had he arrived in New York than had he spent all his money
c. Not only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but he also
d. Not only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but had he
also
5. ………………. to speak to his wife about his ex-girlfriend !
a. Never has he again dared
b. Never again has he dared
c. Again never has he dared
d. Never again did he have dare

6. ……………………… to say too much about oneself

a. Seldom does it wise
b. Seldom is it wise
c. Seldom wise it is
d. Seldom wise is it

7. Not until …………………………………………

a. I approached the flat did I realized that it was completely empty
b. did I approach the flat that I realized it was completely empty
c. I approached the flat that I realized was it completely empty
d. did I approach the flat I realized that it was completely empty

8. ………………………………..most of the soldiers gave up!

a. So was the exercise difficult that
b. So difficult was the exercise that So + adj + trợ ĐT + S + V + that + S+ V
c. So was the exercise difficult that did
d. So difficult was the exercise that did
9. …………………be impolite to our parents
a. Not in any circumstances should we
b. In any circumstances shouldn’t we
c. In no circumstances should we
d. No circumstances permit us to

10. …………………… send the telegram.

a. No sooner the train should be delayed shall I
b. No sooner should the train be delayed than shall I
c. Should the train be delayed , I shall
d. Should the train is delayed shall I

Exercise 4: Choose the sentence that best rewrites the original one:

1. John certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident

a. In no way can John be held responsible for the accident
b. Certainly can’t John be held responsible for the accident
c. For any reason can John not be held responsible for the accident
d. On no account can John not be held responsible for the accident

2. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder
(Cảnh sát hoàn toàn ko ngờ rằng thẩm phán lại là kẻ giết người)
a. At all didn’t the police suspect that the judge was the murder
b. Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murder
c. Seldom (Hiếm khi) did the police at all suspect that the judge was the murder
(ko ns đến tần suất)
d. Never before suspected the police that the judge was the murder

3. You won’t find fossil like this anywhere else

a. Nowhere else will you find fossils like this
b. Nowhere will you find fossils like this else
c. Anywhere else won’t you find fossils like this
d. Anywhere will you not find fossils like this else

4. The money is not to be paid under any circumstances

a. Under no circumstances is the money not to be paid
b. Under any circumstances isn’t the money to be paid
c. In any circumstances is the money not to be paid
d. In no circumstances is the money to be paid

5. The demand for the tickets was so great that people queued day and night
a. So great the demand for the tickets was that people queued day and night
b. So great was that the demand for the tickets people queued day and night
c. Such was the demand for the tickets that people queued day and night
d. Such great was demand for the tickets that people queued day and night

6. Just after the play started there was a power failure

a. Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure
b. Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure
c. No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure
d. No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure

7. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder

a. Not only did Harry break his leg but he also injured his shoulder
b. Not only Harry broke his leg but also did he injure his shoulder
c. Harry broke his leg and also did he injure his shoulder
d. Also injured his shoulder did Harry break his leg

8. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record
a. Never before so much money has been spent to so little purpose must a record be
b. So much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record
c. So little must purpose be that so much money has been spent
d. Never before has so much money been spent to so little purpose

9. It was only the office phoned me that I found out about the meeting
a. Not until did the office phone me did I find out about the meeting
b. Not until the office phoned me did I find out about the meeting
c. Only the office phoned me did I find out about the meeting
d. Only after did the office phone me that I found out about the meeting

10. He never suspected that she was a witch

a. At no time did he suspect that she was a witch
b. Never did he suspect that a witch she was