[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019d4e0a-8514-7a25-826e-d0a5c316e560":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019ba8c3-4434-78e7-a2af-f992da01a459":263},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019d4e0a-8514-7a25-826e-d0a5c316e560","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019ba8c3-4434-78e7-a2af-f992da01a459","Dramatic Life Moments - Surprises, Regrets, and Turning Points","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Use inversion with negative or restrictive adverbials (e.g., never, rarely, not only, hardly, no sooner, under no circumstances, only when, not until) to complete each sentence correctly. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.",1,[11,33,51,70,101,120,139,158,177,194,213,244],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019d4e13-978e-7ddf-98d9-c3e336598438","Never __1__ such a profound sense of regret as when I realized I had missed my chance to apologize.",0,"Use auxiliary + subject + past participle after \"never\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This sentence uses the past perfect.","Never have I felt such relief as when I heard the good news.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019d4e13-978c-7cdb-b2fb-5e62e8ed976d",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978c-796b-b2fb-5e62e6f87aa4","had I experienced",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978c-79ef-b2fb-5e62e7e9b50f","I had experienced",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978c-7a3b-b2fb-5e62e86172c8","I experienced",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d4e13-978f-70b3-aad6-6930164da57f","Not only __1__ the job offer, but she also received an unexpected promotion within six months.","Use auxiliary + subject + base verb after \"not only\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The sentence is in the past simple, so \"did\" is required.","Not only did he apologize, but he also offered to make amends.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019d4e13-978f-7077-aad6-693015736180",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7003-aad6-6930147d2600","she accepted",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-702f-aad6-6930149ed64c","did she accept",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7053-aad6-693015509cc8","she did accept",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d4e13-978f-719b-aad6-69301858aec1","Hardly __1__ the interview when I knew this opportunity would change everything.",3,"Use had + subject + past participle after \"hardly\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This structure describes an action that was barely completed before another past action.","Hardly had we arrived when the surprise party began.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019d4e13-978f-715f-aad6-69301803ea0a",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-70fb-aad6-693016cd9f42","I had started",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-711f-aad6-693016d747db","had I started",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-713f-aad6-69301757865a","I started",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d4e13-978f-732b-aad6-69301d71d73b","No sooner __1__ my resignation __2__ I began to doubt whether I had made the right choice.",4,"Use had + subject + past participle after \"no sooner\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This structure is followed by \"than\" (not \"when\" or \"that\") to introduce the second clause.","No sooner had she left than she regretted her harsh words.",[77,89],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019d4e13-978f-723f-aad6-69301a51c1c3",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-71df-aad6-693018d99ed5","had I submitted",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-71ff-aad6-69301918fb10","I had submitted",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7223-aad6-6930195e78cd","did I submit",{"id":90,"blankNumber":32,"options":91},"019d4e13-978f-72ef-aad6-69301c8cc835",[92,95,98],{"id":93,"optionText":94,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7273-aad6-69301a62091b","than",{"id":96,"optionText":97,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-729f-aad6-69301aca6349","when",{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-72d3-aad6-69301bc7f4a4","that",{"id":102,"sentenceTemplate":103,"displayOrder":104,"explanation":105,"exampleSentence":106,"blanks":107},"019d4e13-978f-741b-aad6-693020f2755a","Under no circumstances __1__ that turning down the scholarship was the right decision.",5,"Use modal + subject + base verb after \"under no circumstances\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This structure expresses strong prohibition or strong emphasis.","Under no circumstances should you reveal this surprise to anyone.",[108],{"id":109,"blankNumber":9,"options":110},"019d4e13-978f-73e3-aad6-693020192790",[111,114,117],{"id":112,"optionText":113,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7383-aad6-69301d862de6","I would believe",{"id":115,"optionText":116,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-73a7-aad6-69301e3c8046","would I believe",{"id":118,"optionText":119,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-73c3-aad6-69301f29692c","I believe",{"id":121,"sentenceTemplate":122,"displayOrder":123,"explanation":124,"exampleSentence":125,"blanks":126},"019d4e13-978f-7503-aad6-69302402d01d","Only when the results arrived __1__ how much that moment would define my future.",6,"Use auxiliary + subject + base verb after \"only when\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The sentence is in the past simple, so \"did\" is required.","Only when she apologized did he understand her true feelings.",[127],{"id":128,"blankNumber":9,"options":129},"019d4e13-978f-74cf-aad6-6930237862d1",[130,133,136],{"id":131,"optionText":132,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-745b-aad6-69302110481d","I realized",{"id":134,"optionText":135,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-747f-aad6-693021f0b0c4","realized I",{"id":137,"optionText":138,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-74af-aad6-693022ec9024","did I realize",{"id":140,"sentenceTemplate":141,"displayOrder":142,"explanation":143,"exampleSentence":144,"blanks":145},"019d4e13-978f-75db-aad6-693027420aad","Not until years later __1__ the significance of that turning point in my life.",7,"Use auxiliary + subject + base verb after \"not until\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The sentence is in the past simple, so \"did\" is required.","Not until the party ended did she reveal the surprise.",[146],{"id":147,"blankNumber":9,"options":148},"019d4e13-978f-75a3-aad6-693026909b97",[149,152,155],{"id":150,"optionText":151,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7547-aad6-693024d44a2a","did I understand",{"id":153,"optionText":154,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-756b-aad6-6930258b76f3","I understood",{"id":156,"optionText":157,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7587-aad6-693025a38d49","I did understand",{"id":159,"sentenceTemplate":160,"displayOrder":161,"explanation":162,"exampleSentence":163,"blanks":164},"019d4e13-978f-76cb-aad6-693029e897e9","Seldom __1__ such an unexpected opportunity to completely change direction.",8,"Use auxiliary + subject + base verb after \"seldom\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The verb is in the present simple, so \"does\" is required.","Seldom does one see such dedication in students.",[165],{"id":166,"blankNumber":9,"options":167},"019d4e13-978f-768f-aad6-693028f4a610",[168,171,174],{"id":169,"optionText":170,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-761f-aad6-6930275321ac","does one encounter",{"id":172,"optionText":173,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-763f-aad6-693027ce75ab","one does encounter",{"id":175,"optionText":176,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7667-aad6-693028a9f107","one encounters",{"id":178,"sentenceTemplate":179,"displayOrder":180,"explanation":181,"exampleSentence":182,"blanks":183},"019d4e13-978f-798f-aad6-693031472046","Only after losing the opportunity __1__ how much it had meant to me.",11,"Use auxiliary + subject + base verb after \"only after\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The sentence is in the past simple, so \"did\" is required.","Only after the announcement did they realize the turning point had arrived.",[184],{"id":185,"blankNumber":9,"options":186},"019d4e13-978f-795b-aad6-6930304ac7a0",[187,189,191],{"id":188,"optionText":154,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-78ff-aad6-69302f1ee3e9",{"id":190,"optionText":151,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-791f-aad6-69302f5709c0",{"id":192,"optionText":193,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-793f-aad6-69302ffb19e3","understood I",{"id":195,"sentenceTemplate":196,"displayOrder":197,"explanation":198,"exampleSentence":199,"blanks":200},"019d4e13-978f-7a6b-aad6-693032ea6dd8","At no point __1__ that my decision would lead to such profound regret.",12,"Use auxiliary + subject + past participle after \"at no point\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. The sentence uses the past perfect to describe a completed action before another past reference point.","At no point did she expect such a surprising outcome.",[201],{"id":202,"blankNumber":9,"options":203},"019d4e13-978f-7a37-aad6-693032dcbf77",[204,207,210],{"id":205,"optionText":206,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-79cf-aad6-6930316be851","I had imagined",{"id":208,"optionText":209,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-79ef-aad6-693031a191a8","had I imagined",{"id":211,"optionText":212,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7a0f-aad6-69303241d6b9","did I imagine",{"id":214,"sentenceTemplate":215,"displayOrder":216,"explanation":217,"exampleSentence":218,"blanks":219},"019d4e13-978f-7bcb-aad6-6930380a7a3b","Never before __1__ __2__ a choice that would become such a pivotal turning point.",13,"Use had + subject + past participle after \"never before\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This sentence uses the past perfect to describe prior experience.","Never before had she witnessed such an unexpected surprise.",[220,232],{"id":221,"blankNumber":9,"options":222},"019d4e13-978f-7b07-aad6-693035763635",[223,226,229],{"id":224,"optionText":225,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7aab-aad6-693033a66460","had I",{"id":227,"optionText":228,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-7acf-aad6-6930346b2e5d","I had",{"id":230,"optionText":231,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7aeb-aad6-6930349b5f89","did I",{"id":233,"blankNumber":32,"options":234},"019d4e13-978f-7b93-aad6-6930371c5e1b",[235,238,241],{"id":236,"optionText":237,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7b3b-aad6-693035777c55","faced",{"id":239,"optionText":240,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-7b5b-aad6-69303624b69b","face",{"id":242,"optionText":243,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7b77-aad6-693036f4ac80","facing",{"id":245,"sentenceTemplate":246,"displayOrder":247,"explanation":248,"exampleSentence":249,"blanks":250},"019d4e13-978f-7cef-aad6-69303a3c0c33","Scarcely __1__ the news when I felt an overwhelming sense of regret wash over me.",14,"Use had + subject + past participle after \"scarcely\" at the beginning of a sentence to create inversion. This structure describes an action that was barely completed before another past action.","Scarcely had they arrived when the surprise was revealed.",[251],{"id":252,"blankNumber":9,"options":253},"019d4e13-978f-7cb3-aad6-693039abf0a6",[254,257,260],{"id":255,"optionText":256,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e13-978f-7c1b-aad6-69303873c07d","I had heard",{"id":258,"optionText":259,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e13-978f-7c3f-aad6-6930387adb8d","had I heard",{"id":261,"optionText":262,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e13-978f-7c97-aad6-693038f0b96e","did I hear",{"title":264,"slug":265,"language":266},"Inversion with negative adverbials","inversion-with-negative-adverbials","en"]