Practice Questions

Not only ___ but he also won the race.

A. he trained hard
B. did he train hard ✓
C. trained he hard
D. he did train hard

Inversion after 'not only'.

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Either the workers or the manager ___ to blame.

A. are
B. were
C. is ✓
D. have

Verb agrees with 'manager' (singular).

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No sooner ___ than the police arrived.

A. the thief ran
B. did the thief run
C. had the thief run ✓
D. thief ran

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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Such was his joy ___ he began to dance.

A. that ✓
B. as
C. than
D. but

'Such...that' correlative.

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Neither he nor I ___ the solution.

A. know ✓
B. knows
C. knowing
D. known

Verb agrees with 'I' (plural/first-person form).

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Scarcely ___ when he started screaming.

A. he heard the news
B. had he heard the news ✓
C. did he heard the news
D. he had heard the news

Inversion after 'scarcely'.

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Not only ___ but he also painted it.

A. he bought the canvas
B. did he buy the canvas ✓
C. bought he the canvas
D. he did buy the canvas

Inversion after 'not only'.

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Both the cat ___ the dog are playing.

A. and ✓
B. or
C. nor
D. but

'Both' pairs with 'and'.

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Hardly ___ than he was caught.

A. he ran
B. had he run ✓
C. did he run
D. he had run

Inversion after 'hardly'.

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No sooner ___ than the rain stopped.

A. had I looked ✓
B. I looked
C. did I looked
D. I had looked

Inversion after 'no sooner'.

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