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C1 Inversion after Negative Adverbials Test

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C1 Inversion after Negative Adverbials Test

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British English usage: Formal emphasis can trigger inversion after negative or restrictive fronted adverbials such as never, rarely, not only, hardly, no sooner, only then and under no circumstances.

Cambridge Grammar reference: The auxiliary moves before the subject; do-support is added when no auxiliary is otherwise available.

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1. Never ___ I seen such a view.
2. Rarely ___ we find such talent.
3. Not only ___ he win, but he also broke the record.
4. Hardly ___ we sat down when the alarm rang.
5. No sooner ___ the meeting started than the fire alarm went off.
6. Under no circumstances ___ you open this door.
7. Only later ___ they realise the mistake.
8. Little ___ she know what was about to happen.
9. Choose the correct sentence.
10. Choose the correct sentence.
11. Scarcely ___ they arrived when the meeting began.
12. At no time ___ we agree to those terms.