SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

Diana Pastoriza

Use and Form Basic Rules

Remember: The subject follows the verb, as in a question,
a) after negative and restrictive expressions
at the beginning of a clause.

We use this sentence structure in formal

language, usually for emphatic or literary
purposes.

Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expression from
the list on the right.
1.____________
____________do
doIIgo
goto
toschool
school
1.

before88a.m.
a.m.My
Myhousemaid
housemaidonly
only
before
arrivesaround
around08:05.
08:05.
arrives
2.____________
____________did
didthey
theyknow
know
2.
aboutsafety
safetyprocedures.
procedures.
about

____________had
hadhe
hearrived
arrivedat
at
3.3.____________
the airport
airport than
thanhe
herealized
realizedhe
he
the
hadforgotten
forgottenhis
hisID
IDcard.
card.
had
4.____________
____________did
didhe
helose
losehis
his
4.
keysbut
buthe
healso
alsolost
losthis
hiswatch.
watch.
keys
5.____________
____________had
hadshe
shefinished
finished
5.

herfirst
firsttask,
task,when
whenthe
theteacher
teacher
her
gaveher
heranother
anotherone
oneto
todo.
do.
gave
6.____________
____________IIgot
gotto
tothe
the
6.

Never
Hardly/
Scarcely
Seldom/
Rarely

Not
Not only
only does
does she
she
look
gorgeous
look gorgeous but
but
she
she also
also has
has the
the
sweetest
sweetest smile
smile
Ive
Ive ever
ever seen!
seen!

Little

Had
Had II not
not spent
spent all
all
my
my money
money on
on
clothes,
clothes, II would
would
have
have also
also bought
bought
him
him aa nice
nice present!
present!

Nowhere
At no time
Not only
No sooner
In no way
Not until

Match the these sentences with a

suitable ending:

1. Only after sending the e-mail...

park,did
didIInotice
noticethat
thatIIhad
had
park,
broughtmy
myfriends
friendscoat.
coat.
brought

2. Only when we wanted to watch the Jay Leno

____________could
couldwe
wehave
have
77..____________
foundaabetter
betterjob
jobopportunity.
opportunity.
found

3. She had no idea where she was. Only by chance...

Notwith
withthe
thepresent
presentworld
worldcrisis!
crisis!
Not
8. She
Sheisisaapearl
pearlamong
amongwomen.
women.
8.

____________have
haveIIseen
seensuch
such
____________
generosityand
andkindness.
kindness.Only
Onlyone
one
generosity
ortwo
twoin
inmy
myentire
entirelife.
life.
or
9. ____________
____________during
duringthe
thetrial
trial
9.

show...
4. Only on rare occasions...
5. Only in Paris...
6. Only if you join the club...
7. Her ideas were so confusing that John had to

intervene. Only then...

a) ...will you be able to have free
access to the stadium.
b) ...did we notice the remote control

didshe
sheexpress
expressany
anyregret
regretfor
for
did
whatshe
shehad
haddone.
done.
what

c) ...did I understand what she meant.

10. ____________
____________can
canshe
shebe
be
10.

d) ...do we find such nice restaurants.

heldresponsible
responsiblefor
forthe
thebad
bad
held
gradesof
ofher
herstudents.
students.
grades

had vanished.

e) ...did she find her way back to the Hotel.

f) ...does he wear a tuxedo.
g) ...did he remember Linda was camping.

Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

1. I seldom go to work later than nine in the morning
Seldom ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. He had hardly finished reading the book and he was given another one to read.
Hardly _______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. We shouldnt be working at the weekend.

Under no circumstances ______________________________________________________________________________

4. They never tried to find out what happened to the cat.

Never ________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. I only began to see the results of my hard work after six months.
Only after ____________________________________________________________________________________________

6. They will not receive their luggage until next week.

Not until ____________________________________________________________________________________________

7. When I had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for help.
No sooner ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. The police didnt suspect that the doctor himself was the thief.
Little ________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. The driver cannot be held responsible for the accident.

In no way ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. He brought his sister and some cousins to the party.

Not only ____________________________________________________________________________________________

THANK YU!

HAVE

A NICE DAY!

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

Diana Pastoriza

Use and Form Basic Rules

Remember: The subject follows the verb, as in a question,
a) after negative and restrictive expressions at
the beginning of a clause;

We use this sentence structure in formal

language, usually for emphatic or literary
purposes.

Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expression from
the list on the right.
Never

Never do I go to school before 8

a.m. My housemaid only
arrives around 08:05.

Little did they know about safety

procedures.

No sooner had he arrived at the

Hardly/
Scarcely
Seldom/
Rarely
Little

airport than he realized he

Nowhere

had forgotten his ID card.

At no time

Not only did he lose his keys

Not only

but he also lost his watch.

No sooner

Hardly had she finished her first

I)n no way

task, when the teacher gave

Not
Not only
only does
does
she
she look
look gorgeous
gorgeous
but
but she
she also
also has
has
the
the sweetest
sweetest
smile
smile Ive
Ive ever
ever
seen!
seen!
Seldom
Seldom have
have II
seen
such
seen such aa
handsome,
handsome, kind
kind
man.
man. II am
am so
so
lucky!
lucky!

Not until

Match the these sentences with a

suitable ending:

her another one to do.

Not until I got to the park, did I

notice that I had brought my
friends coat.

Nowhere could we have found a

Only after sending the e-mail...

Only when we wanted to watch the Jay Leno show...
She had no idea where she was. Only by chance...
Only on rare occasions...

better job opportunity. Not with

Only in Paris...

the present world crisis!

Only if you join the club...

She is a pearl among women.

Seldom have I seen such

Her ideas were so confusing that John had to

intervene. Only then...

generosity and kindness. Only

one or two in my entire life.
9.

6
6

access to the stadium.

At no time during the trial did

she express any regret for

what she had done.

10. In no way can she be held
responsible for the bad grades
of her students.

a) ...will you be able to have free

2
2

b) ...did we notice the remote control

had vanished.
7
7
7
7
5
5

c) ...did I understand what she meant.

3
3

e) ...did she find her way back to the Hotel.

4
4

d) ...do we find such nice restaurants.

f) ...does he wear a tuxedo.
g) ...did he remember Linda was camping.

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Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

1. I seldom go to work later than nine in the morning
Seldom do I go to work later than nine in the morning.

2. He had hardly finished reading the book and he was given another one to read.
Hardly had he finished reading the book when he was given another one to read.

3. We shouldnt be working at the weekend.

Under no circumstances should we be working at the weekend.

4. They never tried to find out what happened to the cat.

Never did they try to find out what happened to the cat.

5. I only began to see the results of my hard work after six months.
Only after six months did she begin to see the results of her hard work.

6. They will not receive their luggage until next week.

Not until next week will they receive their luggage.

7. When I had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for help.
No sooner had I got into the shower than my neighbour started crying for help.

8. The police didnt suspect that the doctor himself was the thief.
Little did the police suspect that the doctor himself was the thief..

9. The driver cannot be held responsible for the accident.

In no way can the driver be held responsible for the accident.

10. He brought his sister and some cousins to the party.

Not only did he bring his sister to the party but he also brought his cousins.

THANK YU!

HAVE

A NICE DAY!