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    ENGL 305 (Unit 1 Grammar) Negative Inversion - Practice Exercises

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    The document provides practice exercises on negative inversion and future perfect tenses in English grammar. There are two exercises - the first involves rewriting sentences using negative inversion with words provided in brackets, and the second involves putting verbs in sentences into the future perfect simple and continuous forms. The exercises are meant to improve skills in transforming sentences into different grammatical structures in English.

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    The document provides practice exercises on negative inversion and future perfect tenses in English grammar. There are two exercises - the first involves rewriting sentences using negative inversion with words provided in brackets, and the second involves putting verbs in sentences into the future perfect simple and continuous forms. The exercises are meant to improve skills in transforming sentences into different grammatical structures in English.

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    ENGL 305 (Unit 1 Grammar)

    Negative inversion - practice exercises


    Exercise 1 -Make inverted sentences from the sentences given, using the words in brackets ().
    1. You shouldn't tell him about my trip to China. (On no ...)
    2. You are not going to get me to eat that! (No way ... !)
    3. I have seldom seen such a brilliant goal. (Seldom ...)
    4. Such a hurricane has rarely happened in Hereford. (Hardly ever ...)
    5. I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings for all the world. (Not ...)
    6. They were never aware of the danger that threatened them. (At no time ...)
    7. This must not leak out to the press. (Under ...)
    8. He wasn't rich and he wasn't handsome. (Neither ...)
    9. We haven't often witnessed such artistry. (Rarely ...)
    10. The bridge collapsed as soon as we managed to get across. (No sooner ...)
    11. We were only able to cross the border by offering him a bribe. (Only ...)
    12. Immediately he opened his mouth he started complaining about everything. (Barely ...before ...)
    Exercise 2 -Make inverted sentences from the sentences given, using the words in brackets ().
    1. She has no idea what a surprise she's going to get. (Little ... know)
    2. The bell had barely started to ring when the children rushed out of the classroom. (Scarcely)
    3. He didn't start his speech until there was absolute silence in the hall (Not ...)
    4. We will only be able to accept your offer if we are offered free delivery (Only ...)
    5. It is with good reason that Edinburgh is known as the Athens of the North (Not for ...)
    6. We have never been so well wined and dined in our lives (Never ...)
    7. She didn't break the news of her engagement until after dinner (Only ...)
    8. We weren't told that we would need our passports. (At no time ...)
    9. They don't charge you as much for water anywhere else. (Nowhere else ...)
    10. I wouldn't fly with them again even if they offered me a free flight. (Not even ...)
    11. We had barely entered the shop when an assistant jumped on us. (Hardly ... when ...)
    12. He is both charming and very rich. (Not only ..., but ... also ...)
    Future Perfect Exercises
    Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect simple).
    1. By 9 o'clock, we __________________ (finish) our homework.
    2. They __________________ (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.
    3. We __________________ (go) home by next week.
    4. She __________________ (return) from the excursion by 6 o'clock.
    5. __________________ (buy / he) the new house by October?
    6. The sun __________________ (not / rise) by 4 o'clock.
    7. __________________ (you/do) the shopping by 3 o'clock?

    Put the verbs into the correct form (future perfect continuous).
    1. By the end of the month I ___________________ (live) in this town for ten years.
    2. By the end of this week we ____________________ (work) on the project for a month.
    3. By July the fifth they ____________________ (study) English for 3 years.
    4. By 10 o'clock she _____________________ (watch) TV for 4 hours.
    5. She ____________________ (sleep) for 10 hours by 11 o'clock.
    6. We ____________________ (look for) him for 40 days by next Saturday.
    7. They ____________________ (wait) for the president for 5 hours.

    Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (future perfect simple or continuous.)
    1. By 2018 we ____________________ (live) in Madrid for 20 years.
    2. He ____________________ (write) a book by the end of the year.
    3. ____________________ (finish, you) this novel by next week?
    4. He____________________ (read) this book for 15 days by the end of this week.
    5. They____________________ (be) married for 40 years by the end of this month.
    6. ____________________ (be, she) pregnant for three months this week?

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