Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Never before ............... such a detailed risk assessment for a routine supplier review.
Wrong!
After "Never before", use inversion:" has the committee requested".
2Rarely ............... so sharply without a clear change in interest rates.
Wrong!
After "Rarely", use inversion:" does consumer confidence fall".
3Under no circumstances ............... client records to a personal email account.
Wrong!
After "Under no circumstances", use inversion:" may staff forward".
4No sooner ............... the revised contract than the legal team identified another inconsistency.
Wrong!
After "No sooner", use inversion:" had we submitted".
5Not until the final witness had been interviewed ............... the report.
Wrong!
After "Not until", use inversion in the main clause:" did the investigators release".
6Little ............... how strongly the board would object to the proposal.
Wrong!
After "Little", use inversion:" did the finance director suspect".
7On no account ............... the temporary password with external contractors.
Wrong!
After "On no account", use inversion:" should you share".
8Hardly ............... the new policy when several departments asked for clarification.
Wrong!
After "Hardly", use inversion:" had the company announced".
9At no point during the negotiations ............... a lower safety standard.
Wrong!
After "At no point", use inversion:" did the union accept".
10Not only ............... the deadline, but she also persuaded the client to expand the project.
Wrong!
After "Not only", use inversion:" did the manager meet".
11In no way ............... the findings of the independent review.
Wrong!
After "In no way", use inversion:" does this minor error undermine".
12Nowhere in the guidelines ............... that overtime may be approved without written authorization.
Wrong!
After "Nowhere", use inversion:" does the policy state".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Never before has the committee requested such a detailed risk assessment for a routine supplier review.
- Rarely does consumer confidence fall so sharply without a clear change in interest rates.
- Under no circumstances may staff forward client records to a personal email account.
- No sooner had we submitted the revised contract than the legal team identified another inconsistency.
- Not until the final witness had been interviewed did the investigators release the report.
- Little did the finance director suspect how strongly the board would object to the proposal.
- On no account should you share the temporary password with external contractors.
- Hardly had the company announced the new policy when several departments asked for clarification.
- At no point during the negotiations did the union accept a lower safety standard.
- Not only did the manager meet the deadline, but she also persuaded the client to expand the project.
- In no way does this minor error undermine the findings of the independent review.
- Nowhere in the guidelines does the policy state that overtime may be approved without written authorization.
