Inversion and Emphasis under Review
About this practice test
Practise C1 Use of English through sentence editing. Build accuracy with negative inversion and emphatic clause control.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
12 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- C1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Error correction
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Only after the audit we recognised the discrepancy.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Only after the audit did we recognise the discrepancy. / Only after the audit did we recognize the discrepancy.
Fronted only after triggers did-subject inversion.
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Question 2 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Never before we had seen such a clear pattern.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Never before had we seen such a clear pattern.
Fronted never before triggers auxiliary-subject inversion.
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Question 3 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Not until the review ended the error became apparent.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Not until the review ended did the error become apparent.
The main clause after fronted not until requires did and a base verb.
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Question 4 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Hardly had the discussion begun than an objection was raised.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Hardly had the discussion begun when an objection was raised. / Hardly had the discussion begun before an objection was raised.
Hardly pairs with when or before, not than.
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Question 5 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. No sooner had we arrived when the meeting was cancelled.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- No sooner had we arrived than the meeting was cancelled. / No sooner had we arrived than the meeting was canceled.
No sooner pairs with than.
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Question 6 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Under no circumstances you should disclose the password.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Under no circumstances should you disclose the password.
The fronted negative phrase triggers modal-subject inversion.
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Question 7 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. So serious the fault was that work stopped immediately.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- So serious was the fault that work stopped immediately.
Fronted so plus adjective requires inversion with be.
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Question 8 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Little they knew how the decision would affect them.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Little did they know how the decision would affect them.
Fronted negative little requires did and base-form know.
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Question 9 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Rarely a proposal has received such unanimous support.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Rarely has a proposal received such unanimous support.
Fronted rarely triggers auxiliary inversion.
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Question 10 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Only by comparing both accounts we can identify the difference.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Only by comparing both accounts can we identify the difference.
Fronted only by triggers inversion in the main clause.
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Question 11 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Had the warning heeded, the damage could have been avoided.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Had the warning been heeded, the damage could have been avoided.
The inverted past passive condition needs had been heeded.
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Question 12 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. It was the timetable what concerned the committee most.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- It was the timetable that concerned the committee most.
The cleft uses it was...that.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.