GRAMMAR REVIEW – UNIT 5 – Inversion (Inverze)

A. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions, or adverbials, if
necessary:

1. After graduating she opted ____ a career in music.

2. Banks may ask for an insurance policy to be taken ____.

3. They forgot to allow ____ inflation, so the cost of the project went up by two percent.

4. They have begun to charge ____ access ____ their website.

5. Could you include the special delivery conditions ____ no additional cost?



B. Put the verbs and other words in brackets into their correct forms, add prepositions, particles
or auxiliary verbs if necessary. You may need to use the passive forms of the verbs. Do not change
the VERBS into any other parts of speech.

1. Your decision ______________________ (concentrate / increase) your business's sales should
__________________  (make) lightly.

2. By ______________________ (try / make / the companies / follow) every rule, the government has
______________________  (discourage / they / invest).

3. This deposit is _____________________________ (show / they) that I ______________________ (be
serious / order) the vehicle.

4. They also _____________________  (object / sell) $40 million in bonds without ________________
(give) approval by the board.

5. It ______________________  (cost / I) a fortune, but I __________________________ (not regret /
spend) a year ______________________ (travel) around the world.

6. Nothing he said ____________________________________________ (dissuade / they / carry out) the
execution of a "heathen". But despite ______________________ (shoot) six times at close range, with
one bullet severing his spinal nerves, Mr Gardner _________ (survive) the attack in the Saudi
Arabian capital, Riyadh. And yesterday, 10 months later, he was back at his work, in a wheelchair,
as the security correspondent for the BBC.


C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it:


 1. A change in employment law has rarely been greeted with so much enthusiasm.

Rarely _________________________________________________________ .


 2. Employers should never discriminate against job applicants on the grounds of creed, ethnicity
or gender.

On no account _________________________________________________________ .


 3. We can only shortlist candidates after we’ve gone through all the applications.

Only after _________________________________________________________ .


 4. He had to answer countless abusive phone calls. In addition, he worked alternate weekends.

Not only _________________________________________________________ .







D. Choose the words or phrases which best complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is
0-4.


1.  ........................................................ been diverted, they would have arrived
early.

A         Hadn’t the plane                                B         The plane had not

C         Had the plane not                              D         The plane hadn’t


2. ........................................................ how serious the situation was.

A         Little anyone did realize                     B         Little anyone does realize

C         Little did anyone realize                     D         Little does anyone realize


3. ...................................................... second thoughts, don´t hesitate to phone
me.

A         Should have you                                 B         Should you have

C         Should you had                                  D         If you should have


4. Suddenly the sky went dark, and ...................... the rain.

A         there down came                                B         down came

C         came down                                         D         had come down