Exercise 1. Are the following sentences correct or not? If the sentence is correct,put a tick. If not, underline the mistake and correct it.
1. Not only he twisted his ankle but he also dropped his wallet.
2. Look, there go the children on their way to school.
3. Only recently have scientists discovered a cure for certain types of leukaemia.
4. "I'd rather have a walk in the morning." — "So I would."
5. Down in the valley did a fertile-looking vineyard lie.
6. Not until do you grow up, we will let you live independently.
7. Into the valley of death rode the six hundred.
8. Everybody didn't believe what she said, and neither didn't I.
9. Right through the underwater tunnel swam she.
10. Such the force of the earthquake it was that the whole village has been devastated.
Exercise 2. Complete each sentence by using the phrases from the box.
No sooner little not only had only by Only then such as should scarcely On no account were at no point not until |
1. ____________ are passengers allowed to carry more than two pieces of hand luggage.
2. ____________ had the alarm gone off when the police cars arrived.
3. ____________I asked a passer-by did I realize where I was.
4. I thought, ____________did my colleagues, that the recession would soon be over.
5. ____________was the media interest in the wedding that there were over a dozen photographers.
6. ____________during the party did anyone mention that Peter and Julie were getting married.
7. ____________you to pay the full amount, there would be a ten percent discount.
8. ____________had it stopped raining than the sun came out.
9. ____________protecting its habitat can we hope to save the species.
10. ____________did the passengers know that the driver was an undercover police officer.
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
1. The substance is so toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times. => SO
2. A boy sat on the fence looking lost and alone.
=> On
3. No matter what happens, Jane will never forgive Mark for what he did.
=>Under
4. If everybody in this country contributed one euro, the charity would reach its target. =>Were
5. I saw Owen last week and I realized then how much weight he had lost. =>Only when
6. It is the first time a book has moved me so much. =>Never before
7. The demands of an astronauts body are so great that above - average physical fitness is required. =>Such
8. We'd never have trusted him with our money if we'd known the truth. =>Had
9. Monica won first prize and she was offered a promotion too. =>Not only
10. The twins started screaming the minute the aeroplane took off. =>No sooner
Underline the ONLY mistake in each sentences the correct it. If the sentences are right, write T (true).
1 There were such=> so many people on the bus that we decide to talk.
2 There are many few mistakes=> mistake in this test.
3 Must I carry these books home?-No, you mustn't => needn'tT
4 Houses in our city are getting moderner.=> more mordern.
5 There may be the goods bringing => brought to Viet Nam from China.
6 The verb "see" is an unregular=> irregular verb.
7 Have you seen=> you have seen this film, haven't you?
8 I wish I were on the holiday at the beach now. T
9 Many Vietnamese woman=> women prefer to wear modern clothing at work.
10 She hates laughing=> being laughed at by others.