Excursion to organic farm

Inversion answer keys

1. Hardly had I begun to apologise when the door closed.
2. Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
3. Had Michael known that Parisa liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
4. Rarely did the artist pay attention to his agent's advice.
5. Never had he felt so depressed.
6. In no way can the shop be held responsible for customers' lost property.
7. No sooner had the couple arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
8. Only when he saw his wife's face did Tom realize the meaning of the comment.
9. Never at any time had she said (that) she was allergic to cats.
10. Under no circumstances can the restaurant accept animals.

inversion + activity

Inversion means putting the verb before the subject.
It is sometimes difficult to remember when inversion is used. So I am going to list them under different catagories for you and I hope it makes it easier to remember them.

In normal everyday English, inversion is used :
► to make questions : does he? can you?
► after so, neither, nor : so do I, neither do I, nor do I.

In written English, as well as in a very formal style, inversion is used in the following cases :

1. After negative adverbial expressions :
Under no circumstances can we accept cheques.
In no way can he be held responsible.
At no time did she say she would come.

2. ◊ After adverbial expressions of place :
Round the corner came the postman.
On the doorstep was a bunch of flowers.

3. ◊ After seldom, rarely, never, in comparisons :
Seldom have I seen such a beautiful view.
Rarely did he pay anyone a compliment.
Never had I felt so happy.


4. ◊ After hardly, scarcely, no sooner, when one thing happens after another.
Hardly had I begun to speak when I was interrupted.
Scarcely had we started our meal when the phone rang.
No sooner had I arrived than they all started to argue.

5. ◊ After adverbial expressions beginning with 'only'.
Only after the meeting did I realize the importance of the subject.

6. ◊ After exclamations with here and there.
Here comes the winner!
There goes all our money!

Now, I want you to reformulate the following sentences using inversion.
Example : She at no time said she was vegetarian.
At no time did she say (that) she was vegetarian.

1. I had hardly begun to apologise when the door closed .
2. I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
3. If Michael had known that Parisa liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
4. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice.
5. He had never felt so depressed.
6. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property.
7. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
8. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face.
9. She never at any time said that she was allergic to cats.
10. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.

Good luck!

Idiom of the day

fixed in one's ways

People who are fixed in their ways do not want to change their normal way of doing things.

Example: "My grandparent is very fixed in her ways."

Good evening or good night?

We use 'good evening' as a greeting after six p.m.
Use 'good night' at the end of the evening when you leave someone for the day.
Example Sentences:
Good evening Tom, would you like to have some dinner with me?
Good night. I'll see you at work tomorrow.

Modal Verbs

Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.

Examples:
He can speak Chinese.
She should be here by 9:00.
2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.

Examples:
He should not be late.
They might not come to the party.

3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.

Examples:
He will can go with us. Not Correct
She musted study very hard. Not Correct

Common Modal Verbs are:
Can, Could, May, Might, Must, Ought to, Shall, Should, Will and Would

Now, insert a modal verb somewhere appropriate in the following sentences. Remeber you might need to use negative modal verbs in some sentences. The first has been done for you.

1. You run faster if you weren't so lazy. You could run faster if you weren't so lazy.
2. It's too cold. I close the window.
3. He be friendly, but he is usually unfriendly.
4. We watch TV so much.5. You leave the class before 1 o'clock.
6. Stop smoking! You really not smoke.
7. We not climb those mountains when we were kids.
8. I have no time. I leave now. My parents are waiting for me.
9. You failed in your final test. You have studied harder.
10. Sami lift that heavy table. He is too weak.

Lay and Lie

Be careful not to confuse these verbs.

Lay means 'put down carefully' or 'put down flat'. This irregular verb is always followed by an object. Laying is the present participle. Laid is the past simple and the past participle.
Example:
She laid the papers on the desk.

Lie means 'be in a horizontal position' or 'be in a particular place'. This verb is irregular and is never followed by an object. Lying is the present participle. Lay is the past simple and lain is the past participle.

The papers were lying on the desk.
(NOT)The papers were laying on the desk.
I lay down and went to sleep.
(NOT) I laid down and went to sleep.

The regular verb lie means 'not say the truth'.
He lied to me about his age.

Please post me 3 example sentences for each verb.

Subject Questions

Subject questions are the one that we ask to find out about the subject. When what, which, who or whose refers to the subject, the question word comes before the verb without the use of the auxiliary verbs (do, does, did).
For example:-
If the answer is
"The train to London was late."
the question would be
"Which train was late?
"If the answer is "I won the race."
the question would be "Who won the race?"

Now you post me 2 subject questions?