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Use andForm Basic Rules

Remember: The subject follows the verb,as in a question,

a) after negativeandrestrictive expressionsat thebeginning of a clause.

e use this sentence structure in formal

language, usuall! foremphatic or literar!

purposes. Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expressionfromthe list on the right.

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Diana Pastoriza

Not only does she

look gorgeous butshe also has the

sweetest smile

I!e e!er seen"

Not only does she

lookgorgeous but

she also has the

sweetest smile

I!e e!er seen"

Had I not s#ent all

my money on

$lothes% I would

ha!e also bought

him a ni$e #resent"

Had I not s#entall

my money on

$lothes% I would

ha!e also bought

him a ni$e #resent"

".#nl! aftersending the e-mail...

$.#nl! whenwe wanted to watch the Jay Leno

show...

%.She had no idea where she was. #nl! b! chance...

&.#nl! on rare occasions...

'.#nl!in Paris...

(.#nl! ifyou join the club...

.Her ideas were so confusing that John had to

interene. #nl! then...a)...will you be able to hae free

access to the stadium.

b)...did we notice the remote control

had anished.

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

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

e)...did she find her way bac" to the Hotel.f)...does he wear a tu#edo.

g)...did he remember Linda was cam$ing.

Match the these sentences with asuitable ending:

".____________ do ! go to school

before % a.m.&y housemaid only

arries around '%(').

$.____________ did they "now

about safety $rocedures.

3.____________ had he arried at

the air$ort than he reali*ed he

had forgotten his !+ card.

&.____________ did he lose his

keys but he also lost his watch.

'.____________ had she finished

her first tas", when the teacher

gae her another one to do.

(.____________ ! got to the

$ar", did ! notice that ! had

brought my friends coat.

.____________ could we hae

found a better job o$$ortunity.

ot with the $resent world crisis/

*. She is a $earl among women.

____________ hae ! seensuch

generosity and "indness. 0nly one

or two in my entire life.

+. ____________ during the trial

did she e#$ress any regret for

what she had done.

". ____________ can she be

held res$onsible for the badgrades of her students.

".____________ do ! go to school

before % a.m.&y housemaid onlyarries around '%(').

$.____________ did they "now

about safety $rocedures.

3.____________ had he arried at

the air$ort than he reali*ed he

had forgotten his !+ card.

&.____________ did he lose his

keys but he also lost his watch.

'.____________ had she finished

her first tas", when the teacher

gae her another one to do.

(.____________ ! got to the

$ar", did ! notice that ! had

brought my friends coat.

.____________ could we hae

found a better job o$$ortunity.

ot with the $resent world crisis/

*. She is a $earl among women.

____________ hae ! seensuch

generosity and "indness. 0nly one

or two in my entire life.

+. ____________ during the trial

did she e#$ress any regret for

what she had done.

". ____________ can she be

held res$onsible for the badgrades of her students.

eer

Hardly1

Scarcely

Seldom1

2arely

Little

owhere

3t no time

ot only

o sooner

!n no wayot until

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Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

". ! seldom go to wor" later than nine in the morning

-eldom______________________________________________________________________________________________

$. He had hardly finished reading the boo" and he was gien another one to read.

ardl!_______________________________________________________________________________________________

%. 4e shouldnt be wor"ing at the wee"end.

/nder no circumstances______________________________________________________________________________

&. 5hey neer tried to find out what ha$$ened to the cat.

0ever________________________________________________________________________________________________

'. ! only began to see the results of my hard wor" after si# months.

#nl! after____________________________________________________________________________________________

(. 5hey will not receie their luggage until ne#t wee".

0ot until ____________________________________________________________________________________________

. 4hen ! had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for hel$.

0o sooner___________________________________________________________________________________________

*. 5he $olice didnt sus$ect that the doctor himself was the thief.

1ittle________________________________________________________________________________________________

+. 5he drier cannot be held res$onsible for the accident.

2n no wa!___________________________________________________________________________________________

". He brought his sister and some cousins to the $arty.

0ot onl!____________________________________________________________________________________________

&HAN'(U"

HA)EANICE*A("

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Use andForm Basic RulesRemember: The subject follows the verb,as in a question,

a) after negativeandrestrictive expressions at

the beginning of a clause3

e use this sentence structure in formal

language, usuall! for emphatic or literar!

purposes. Complete these sentences with a

suitable word/ expressionfromthe list on the right.

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Diana Pastoriza

eer

Hardly1

Scarcely

Seldom1

2arely

Little

owhere

3t no time

ot only

o sooner

!6n no way

ot until

Not only doesshe look gorgeousbut she also has

the sweetestsmile I!e e!er

seen"

Not only doesshe lookgorgeousbut she also has

the sweetestsmile I!e e!er

seen"Seldom ha!e I

seen su$h ahandsome% kind

man+ I am solu$ky"

Seldom ha!e Iseensu$h a

handsome% kindman+ I am so

lu$ky"

0nly after sending the e-mail...

0nly when we wanted to watch the Jay Leno show...

She had no idea where she was. 0nly by chance...

0nly on rare occasions...0nly in Paris...

0nly if you join the club...

Her ideas were so confusing that John had to

interene. 0nly then...

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

access to the stadium.

b)...did we notice the remote control

had anished.

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

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

e)...did she find her way bac" to the Hotel.

f)...does he wear a tu#edo.

g)...did he remember Linda was cam$ing.

Match the these sentences with asuitable ending:

Neerdo ! go to school before %

a.m.&y housemaid only

arries around '%(').

!ittle did they "now about safety

$rocedures.

No soonerhad he arried at the

air$ort than he reali*ed he

had forgotten his !+ card.

Not onl"did he lose his "eys

but he also lost his watch.

#ardl" had she finished her first

tas", when the teacher gae

her another one to do.

Not until! got to the $ar", did !

notice that ! had brought my

friends coat.

Nowherecould we hae found a

better job o$$ortunity.ot with

the $resent world crisis/

She is a $earl among women.

$eldomhae ! seensuch

generosity and "indness. 0nly

one or two in my entire life.

+. %t no timeduring the trial did

she e#$ress any regret for

what she had done.". &n no wa"can she be held

res$onsible for the bad gradesof her students.

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Now rewrite these sentences beginning them as indicated below.

". ! seldom go to wor" later than nine in the morning

-eldomdo & go to wor' later than nine in the morning.

$. He had hardly finished reading the boo" and he was gien another one to read.

ardl!had he finished reading the boo' when he was gien another one to read.

%. 4e shouldnt be wor"ing at the wee"end.

/nder no circumstancesshould we be wor'ing at the wee'end.

&. 5hey neer tried to find out what ha$$ened to the cat.

0everdid the" tr" to find out what happened to the cat.

'. ! only began to see the results of my hard wor" after si# months.

#nl! aftersix months did she begin to see the results of her hard wor'.

(. 5hey will not receie their luggage until ne#t wee".

0ot until next wee' will the" receie their luggage.

. 4hen ! had got into the shower my neighbour started crying for hel$.

0o soonerhad & got into the shower than m" neighbour started cr"ing for help.

*. 5he $olice didnt sus$ect that the doctor himself was the thief.

1ittledid the police suspect that the doctor himself was the thief..

+. 5he drier cannot be held res$onsible for the accident.

2n no wa!can the drier be held responsible for the accident.

". He brought his sister and some cousins to the $arty.

0ot onl!did he bring his sister to the part" but he also brought his cousins.

&HAN'(U"

HA)EANICE*A("

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