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practising inversion

A Read these excerpts from six (old!) songs. Using your intuition, choose the best alternative.1 Nowhere in the word [there could be / could there be] a boy as true as you.2 Never again [I will hear / will I hear] you, never again [I will miss / will I miss] you, never again [I will fall / will I fall] to you.3 Only then [you can belong / can you belong] to me.4 Only when I’m dancing [I can feel / can I feel] this free. 5 Little [you know / do you know] how I’m breaking while I fall asleep. 6 Never before [someone has been / has someone been] more unforgettable.

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B. Read these excerpts from different TV shows and choose the correct alternative.

(News report on Black Friday in the US) 5 No sooner _____ than the shoppers hit the stores. A the Thanksgiving meals had digested B had the Thanksgiving meals digested C had digested the Thanksgiving meals (Famous actor describing a movie scene) 6 Under no circumstances _____. A you can publish B publish can you C can you publish (News report about a space mission) 7 Only now _____ to reach the edge of the solar system. A the voyagers are about B are the voyagers about C about are the voyagers (Comedian talking about his son’s fear of roller coasters) 8 _____ that, I would’ve felt terrible. A I had known that B Had I known that C Known had I that

D Read these excerpts from different TV shows and choose the correct alternative. (Market analyst talking about Apple) 1 Rarely _____ back to Samsung or HTC. A the iPhone user goes B goes the iPhone user C does the iPhone user go (Talk show hostess playing a game with her guests) 2 Never _____ drunk before noon. A I have ever been B have I ever been C I ever have been (Politician talking about the economy) 3 Rarely _____ when I don’t hear from folks who are hurting. A a day goes by B does a day go by C goes by a day (Documentary about a journalist who was an undocumented immigrant) 4 Not only _____, he thrived. A Jose Antonio Vargas survived B survived Jose Antonio Vargas C did Jose Antonio Vargas survive

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F Rewrite sentences 1-6 more dramatically beginning with the expressions in caps.1 (Cartoon) In my life, I have never needed something so much and never known until I received it. NEVER IN MY LIFE 2 (News report) France has never before faced such a big danger when it comes to terrorism. NEVER BEFORE 3 (Tech review) It not only lets you connect up to an external microphone, it also has its own microphones. NOT ONLY 4 (News report) He only changed his mind after a phone call and assurances from Angela Merkel. ONLY AFTER 5 (Live footage from a war zone) They must not be allowed to advance on any account. ON NO ACCOUNT 6 (Interview with movie star) I didn’t really know that soon after I would land this magnificent role. LITTLE

the moment of truth

Your creative moment

What would you say in situations 1-3? Use two examples of negative inversion in each case. 1 You’ve just read a book and you loved it. It’s probably your favorite book ever. You want to record a short review and post it on YouTube. NEVER BEFORE… NOT ONLY… 2 You’re going away for a few days and your 15-year-old will be home alone for the first time. You’re worried. Speak to your son/daughter. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES… ON NO ACCOUNT… 3 You’re giving a school presentation about regrets. Mention two things you regret (not) doing when you had the chance. HAD I KNOWN… LITTLE DID I…