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Subject-verb inversion

Quiz by Melvin Duke

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  • Q1
    Subject-verb inversion means
    the subject goes before the verb in a sentence
    the verb goes before the subject in a sentence
    the sentence begins with a verb and end with a subject
    the sentence is converted to a question
    45s
  • Q2
    In which of the following types of sentences a subject-verb inversion does not apply?
    when a sentence begins with a place word or expression
    in direct questions
    when a question becomes part of a longer sentence, or part of a longer question.
    when a sentence begins with a negative word
    45s
  • Q3
    In the conditional part (if part) of conditional sentences, which of the following verbs would indicate that he sentence cannot be inverted?
    would
    should
    were
    were
    45s
  • Q4
    Which of the following sentences contains an inverted subject-verb?
    Use the exit if there's an emergency.
    I have seldom heard such beautiful music.
    Seldom have I heard such beautiful music.
    You should use the exit only in an emergency.
    45s
  • Q5
    Which of the following sentences contains an inverted subject-verb?
    After a police car arrived, an ambulance came.
    In front of the museum is a statue.
    A statue is located in front of the museum.
    A police car arrived first; then an ambulance came.
    45s
  • Q6
    What is wrong with the following sentence? "Not until the seventeenth century anyone did even attempt to measure the speed of light."
    The word "Not" is in the wrong position in the sentence.
    The subject and verb are in the wrong order.
    The sentence is correct.
    There's no subject.
    45s
  • Q7
    What's wrong with this sentence? "The type of clothing people wear tells others a lot about who are they.
    The dependent clause is missing a subject.
    This sentence is correct.
    The subject and verb in the dependent clause are in the wrong order.
    "tells" should be "tell"
    45s
  • Q8
    Which is the right answer to complete this sentence? "Under no circumstances __________________ to play with fireworks without adult supervision."
    should be allowed a youn child
    should a young child be allowed
    a young child should be allowed
    should be a young child allowed
    60s
  • Q9
    Which is the right answer to complete this sentence? "Most Southern states had set up primary school systems by the late eighteenth century, but only in New England ________________ and open to all students."
    were primary schools free
    free were primary school
    were free primary schools
    primary schools were free
    45s
  • Q10
    Never ______________________ such cruel behavior by one child to another.
    we witnessed
    we have witnessed
    witnessed we have
    have we witnessed
    45s

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