Name: Class:: By Hardly Little Only Sooner Under Until

UNIT 9 • GRAMMAR QUIZ • GROUP A

Name:  Class:



Inversion after adverbials

1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. by

hardly

little

1 Not 2

only

sooner

under

until

was there a flood last spring, but gale-force winds caused a lot of damage as well. did we know that before night time we would be sheltering on the roof of our house.

3 Not

we’d seen the sea receding did we realise that a tsunami might follow the earthquake.

4

no circumstances should you try to switch on electrical devices in a building damaged by a flood.

5

had we crawled under the table when the walls started cracking and glass from broken windows was flying around.

6 No 7 Only unharmed.

had we heard the volcano warning that we switched on the radio to find out what we should do. following the emergency teams’ instructions quickly and rigorously can everyone be brought to safety

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than five words in each gap. 1 Deforestation doesn’t only contribute to global warming; in hilly regions it can cause floods and landslides as well.

Not only

to global warming; in hilly regions it can cause floods and

landslides as well. 2 Air travel became possible again after the volcanic ash had settled.

Not until

did air travel become possible again.

3 When we bought the house, we didn’t realise that it was in an earthquake-prone area.

Little

when we bought the house that it was in an earthquake-prone area.

4 They didn’t show any sign of hesitation at any time.

At no time

any sign of hesitation. /8

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