NG PHP LP 12 (CONT)

INVERSION CONSTRUCTION

(cu trc o ng)

Cu trc thng thng ca 1 cu l :ch t ng trc ng t ,nhng c

trng hp ngc li: ng t li ng trc ch t .Trong trng hp

ny ngi ta gi l o ng

o ng c s dng trong nhiu trng hp ,thng dng nht l trong

cu trc cu hi

ex:

he is nice

->Is he nice ?

Nhng cu hi m o ng l chuyn bnh thng ri ,ai m khng bit

phi khng cc bn ? Hm nay mnh hc nhng cu m khng phi l cu

hi nhng li c o ng mi l ch !

V hnh thc o ng c th chia lm 2 loi:

1) o ng nh cu hi

L hnh thc em ng t c bit (hoc tr ng t )ra trc ch t.

khi no dng o ng nh cu hi ?

+ khi gp cc yu t ph nh u cu

( not ,no,hardly,little,never,seldom , few ,only.....)

ex:

I never go to school late

Ch never bnh thng nm trong cu th khng c chuyn g xy ra

,nhng khi em n ra u cu th s c o ng

Never do I go to school late

+ khi c cc ch sau u cu

so ,such ,often , much ,many ,many a , tnh t

ex:

Many books did he read yesterday (many)

Beautiful are the trees in their autumn colors (tnh t )

So angry did the doctor get that .....( so)

2) o ng nguyn ng t

L hnh thc em nguyn ng t ra trc ch t (khng cn mn tr

ng t )

-khi no dng o ng loi ny ?

Khi c cm trng t ch ni chn u cu :

on the ....,in the.... ,here ,there...

ex:

His house stands at the foot of the hill

-> At the foot of the hill stands his house .(em nguyn ng t stands ra

trc ch t )

there came the bus

lu :trong cch ny ch ng phi l danh t th mi o ng c

ex;

here came the bus

nhng ch t l i t th khng c

here it came (khng o came ra trc )

3) o ng trong cu iu kin

Loi ny ch p dng ring cho cu iu kin m thi

Cc ch : HAD trong cu K loi 3 ,ch WERE , trong loi

2,ch SHOULD trong loi 1 c th em ra trc ch t th cho IF

EX;

If I were you, I would ....

= Were I you , I would....

If I had gone to school......

= Had I gone to school...

if I should go....

= Should I go.....

INVERSION CONSTRUCTION EXERCISE

For each of the following sentences, add the negative expression

shown in brackets at the beginning of the sentence, and make any

other changes that are necessary.

For example:

I had reached home when I remembered the message. (hardly)

Hardly had I reached home when I remembered the message.

We had the opportunity to do whatever we wanted. (seldom)

Seldom did we have the opportunity to do whatever we wanted.

1. We had entered the room when the telephone rang. (scarcely)

___________________________________________________

2. I have seen a more beautiful ballet than that one. (never)

___________________________________________________

3. We realized that a dangerous stretch of road lay ahead of us. (little)

___________________________________________________

4. I have worked as hard as I could. (never before)

___________________________________________________

5. A writer can express his exact feelings in words. (rarely)

___________________________________________________

6. We perceive everything that is around us. (hardly ever)

___________________________________________________

7. One can find a more striking example of erosion than the Grand

Canyon. (nowhere)

___________________________________________________

8. They guessed what was about to happen. (little)

___________________________________________________

9. I am entirely satisfied with my situation. (seldom)

___________________________________________________

10. One comprehends a complex situation immediately. (rarely)

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Mt vi dng thc thi v o ng m bn c th gp trong k thi. Lu

l dng thc Bin i Cu (Sentence Transformation) c th c cho

di dng trc nghim. Ngy trc th thi c cho ging dng thc 2,

tuy nhin sau ny do nh trc nghim nn ngi ta cho sn 4 cu la

chn lun.

Dng thc 1

Choose the best answer.

1. ____ down to dinner than there came an explosion from the kitchen.

A. No sooner had we sat

B. No sooner we had sat

C. We had no sooner sat

D. A and C

2. ____ shopping at the supermarket.

A. Never I have gone

B. Never have gone I

C. Never have I gone

D. All are correct

3. _____ wine except at the party.

A. I drink seldom

B. Seldom do I drink

C. Seldom drink I

D. Am I seldom drinking

Dng thc 2

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly

the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. The thief had only just picked up the jewels when the policemen came

into the room and grabbed him.

No sooner ............................................................

2. The new runway had only just been built when local residents began

complaining about the noise.

No sooner............................................................

Dng thc 3

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs

correcting.

No (A) sooner they had (B) found her number than (C) they called

(D) her.