C1 Advanced Key Word Transformations – test 5. The fifth test of the series concerns inversion and emphatic constructions – a typical element of the most difficult transformations at the C1 level.
C1 Advanced Key Word Transformations – inversion and emphasis
After negative and limiting expressions, we use the question order:
- Never had I seen…, Rarely have I heard…,
- No sooner had I… than…, Not until… did…,
- On no account must you…, So violent was the storm that…
How to solve?
Before you enter your answer, check three things: whether you used the key word without changing its form, whether the answer has between 3 and 6 words, and whether the sentence after filling in is grammatically correct with what follows the gap. Both full forms and contractions are accepted (can’t / cannot). In the exam, you can get 2 points for each task – the entire answer counts here.
Test 5 from the series C1 Advanced Key Word Transformations – half of the cycle behind you.
I had never seen such a beautiful sunset.
NEVER
such a beautiful sunset.
NEVER
such a beautiful sunset.
As soon as I got home, the phone rang.
SOONER
No home than the phone rang.
SOONER
No home than the phone rang.
You mustn’t open this door under any circumstances.
ACCOUNT
On this door.
ACCOUNT
On this door.
I didn’t understand the problem until the teacher explained it.
UNTIL
Not explained it did I understand the problem.
UNTIL
Not explained it did I understand the problem.
I found the noise the most irritating thing.
WHAT
was the noise.
WHAT
was the noise.
We only noticed the mistake when the book was printed.
WAS
It printed that we noticed the mistake.
WAS
It printed that we noticed the mistake.