Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.
1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
=> Not only_______________________________________________________
2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________
3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
=> Hardly _______________________________________________________
4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
=> Not until ______________________________________________________
5. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
=> Only _________________________________________________________
6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
=> Never ________________________________________________________
7. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
=> Under the table _________________________________________________
8. His brother had rarely been more excited.
=> Rarely_________________________________________________________
9. The facts were not all made public until later.
=> Only__________________________________________________________
10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
=> Had___________________________________________________________
11. The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff.
=> Such__________________________________________________________
12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
=> Not only ______________________________________________________
13. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.
=> Little _________________________________________________________
14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?
=> Should________________________________________________________
15. The bus driver cannot be blamed for the accident in any way.
=> In ___________________________________________________________
16. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.
=> So ___________________________________________________________
17. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election.
=> Were__________________________________________________________
18. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________
19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
=> Such__________________________________________________________
20. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
=> Seldom________________________________________________________
21. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked.
=> Only__________________________________________________________
22. Just after the play started there was a power failure.
=> Hardly________________________________________________________
23. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this.
=> Rarely_________________________________________________________
24. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
=> Scarcely_______________________________________________________.
25. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
=> On no_________________________________________________________.
26. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.
=> Never before___________________________________________________.
27. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began.
=> Barely________________________________________________________.
28. She seldom misses a lecture.
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
29. As soon as we had come home, it started to rain
=> No sooner_____________________________________________________.
30. As soon as we had turned on the TV, the electricity went out.
=> Hardly _______________________________________________________.
31. I have never been embarrassed like that!
=> Never _______________________________________________________.
32. She had never experienced this exhilarating emotion in her life.
=> Never _______________________________________________________.
33. He has seldom seen anything stranger
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
34. I have seldom seen him looking so miserable.
=> Seldom_______________________________________________________.
35. As soon as I had got out of the bed, the phone rang.
=> Scarcely _______________________________________________________.
36. As soon as he had finished dinner, she walked in the door.
=> No sooner _____________________________________________________.
37. I only understood the problem then.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
38. We will be only able to accomplish this great task by working hard.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
39. You can only pass this exam by studying hard.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
40. You can only understand it when you grow up.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
41. I can only forgive you if you tell me the truth.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
42. I only realized that I'd seen it before after the film started.
=> Only _________________________________________________________.
43. The situation was so strange that I couldn’t sleep.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
44. The test is so difficult that students need three months to prepare.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
45. The exercise is so easy that every students can do it easily.
=> So ___________________________________________________________.
46. He not only studies well, but also he sings well.
=> Not only ______________________________________________________.
47. If you meet her, please call me!
=> Should _______________________________________________________.
48. If you had obeyed orders this disaster would not have happened
=> Had___ ______________________________________________________
I. Rewrite the following sentences
1. He had hardly got into the bath when the telephone rang
=> Hardly had he got into the bath when the telephone rang
2. If I had met you before, we might have been friends
=> Had I met you before,we might have been friends
3. The doctor was so angry that one of the nurses dared to utter
=> So angry was the doctor that one of the nurses dared to utter
4. I can explain the matter in no other way
=> In no other way can I explain the matter
5. If you see Mary today, please ask her to call me
=> Should you see Mary today,please ask her to call me
6. If she were to see you, she would be very surprised
=> Were she to see you,she would be very surprised
7. John seldom forgets to do his homework
=> Seldom does John forget to do his homework
8. He grief was so great that she almost fainted
=> So great was her grief that she almost fainted
9. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
=> No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.
10. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her
=> Hardly had she begun to speak before people started interrupting her
11. Some rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building
=> No sooner had the burglars left the building than some rang the alarm
12. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later
=> Only when They told me about it later did I realize what I had missed
13. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately
=> So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately
14. The outcome of the election was never in doubt
=> At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.
15. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe
=> No sooner had the thieves touched that safe than tear gas was released
16. The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer
=> Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike
17. I didn't realize who he was until later
=> Only later did I realize who he was.
18. I have never seen such a mess in my life
=> Never have I seen such a mess in my life
19. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
=> At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen
20. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day
=> Only by training hard every day can you become a good athlete.