Grammar exercises · 12 questions
Inversion exercises
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Test yourself on inversion with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.
Question 1 of 12
Never ___ such a crowded night market.
Shaky on the rule?
Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Inversion lesson — Inversion places an auxiliary verb before the subject after a negative or restrictive adverbial that opens the sentence: 'Not only did sales rise, but profits doubled.' Writers use it for emphasis and dramatic pacing. If the verb has no auxiliary of its own, borrow do/does/did, exactly as in questions: 'Rarely does it snow here.'
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