Answer — Exercise 6
9.3 - Grammar·Focus 5 - Student's Book
Question
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the words in capitals.
Answer
- Little did they know it would rain for three consecutive days.
- Not until the floods had died down could they estimate the costs of repairs.
- Not only do floods damage real estate, but many other kinds of property are destroyed as well.
- Only in this way did he manage to save his house from the cyclone.
- Only by chance were they able to escape the hurricane.
- No sooner had I plugged the gap than it started leaking again.
- Scarcely had I managed to rescue the cat when the wall collapsed.
- At no time have the local police shown signs of panic.