Answer — Exercise 5
10.1·Speakout Advanced - Workbook
Question
Rewrite the sentences so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first. Start with given word(s) and use inversion.
Answer
- Never before had I seen anything quite like it.
- No sooner had they finished the meal than the waiter brought the bill and asked them to leave.
- Had they bothered to check the weather forecast before they left, they might have seen that storms were predicted.
- Not until they reached the tiny island did they realise how basic things were.
- At no point did we even consider inviting our extended family, as they don't get on at all.
- Not only did he arrive late, but he also forgot the ring!