Praktická a profesní angličtina 1
Unit 4
More practice on inversion.
Key to p 149-150/ex. 2-5:
2
1 loved 2 used to say / would say 3 had been studying 4 used to go / went 5 lived 6 would often help 7 had finished 8 would take 9 could see / were able to see 10 built / had built 11 would happily play / used to play happily 12 managed to catch
3
1 couldn't have gone to the festival 2 shouldn't have left her bags unattended 3 had to take a taxi 4 could have been mistaken 5 must have been recruited by the secret service 6 might have thrown a stone at it
4
1 Not only was the food cold, but it was also burnt.
2 Such was the force of the blast that the windows in .... were shattered.
3 Only by speaking to himself as he walked did he manage to stay awake.
4 Hardly had he opened his mouth ... when she interrupted.
5 No sooner HAD she finished speaking THAN the room erupted into loud applause.
6 Only when he had opened the parcel did he realize ...
7 So poisonous was the snake's venom that just a small bite could have been fatal.
8 Only in moments of deep frustration had he ever thought of giving up.
5
1 x own 2 x had been playing 3 x should have taken 4 x were able to get / managed to get / succeeded in getting 5 x did they steal
6 x were we able
Key to p 149-150/ex. 2-5:
2
1 loved 2 used to say / would say 3 had been studying 4 used to go / went 5 lived 6 would often help 7 had finished 8 would take 9 could see / were able to see 10 built / had built 11 would happily play / used to play happily 12 managed to catch
3
1 couldn't have gone to the festival 2 shouldn't have left her bags unattended 3 had to take a taxi 4 could have been mistaken 5 must have been recruited by the secret service 6 might have thrown a stone at it
4
1 Not only was the food cold, but it was also burnt.
2 Such was the force of the blast that the windows in .... were shattered.
3 Only by speaking to himself as he walked did he manage to stay awake.
4 Hardly had he opened his mouth ... when she interrupted.
5 No sooner HAD she finished speaking THAN the room erupted into loud applause.
6 Only when he had opened the parcel did he realize ...
7 So poisonous was the snake's venom that just a small bite could have been fatal.
8 Only in moments of deep frustration had he ever thought of giving up.
5
1 x own 2 x had been playing 3 x should have taken 4 x were able to get / managed to get / succeeded in getting 5 x did they steal
6 x were we able