Inversion After Negative Adverbials Quiz

What is the basic structure for forming an inversion after a negative adverbial?Choose the correct answer:

Subject + auxiliary verb + negative adverbial + main verb
Negative adverbial + subject + main verb
Negative adverbial + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
Auxiliary verb + negative adverbial + subject + main verb

Which phrase is an example of a negative adverbial?Choose the correct answer:

Very rarely
Extremely often
Quite a lot
Hardly ever

In which situation would you most likely use an inversion after a negative adverbial?Choose the correct answer:

To express certainty
To highlight frequency
To emphasize a rare or unlikely situation
To describe a habitual action

"___ had we arrived when the concert was canceled."Choose the correct answer:

No sooner
As soon as
Immediately
Once

How does using inversion after a negative adverbial affect a sentence?Choose the correct answer:

It makes the sentence incorrect.
It emphasizes the negative adverbial.
It changes the tense of the sentence.
It reduces the importance of the subject.

"Rarely ___ such a peaceful scene."Choose the correct answer:

I have seen
have I seen
do I see
I do see

"Never ___ imagine she would win."Choose the correct answer:

we could
could we
we can
can we

Which of the following is NOT a correct use of inversion after a negative adverbial?Choose the correct answer:

Seldom have I heard such a beautiful voice.
Rarely does she eat out.
Hardly ever they went on vacation.
Never had she visited the museum.

"Little ___ how important this decision was."Choose the correct answer:

they knew
knew they
did they know
they did know

The purpose of using inversions after negative adverbials is to:Choose the correct answer:

Confuse the reader or listener.
Emphasize the negative aspect of the adverbial.
Highlight the subject of the sentence.
Shift focus onto the adverbial, emphasizing the rarity or extremity of the situation.