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INVERSION
AND QUESTION TAGS
1
Underline the
most suitable words in each sentence.
1
Let’s go to London next
weekend, shall we /
won’t we?
2
You shouldn’t have told me,
did you /
should you?
3
Jim hasn’t been waiting long,
was he /
has he?
4
You won’t tell anyone about
this, do you /
will you?
5
You’re not doing what I told
you, do you /
are you?
6
Answer the phone for me, will
you / do you?
7
George can’t have noticed,
can he /
has he?
8
You’ve got to leave now,
don’t you /
haven’t you?
9
Pam and Tim got married last
year, didn’t they /
haven’t they?
10 I
don’t think Johns very friendly, does
he / is he?
2
Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with the word or words in
italics.
1
The best time to buy a house is
now.
…......Now
is the best time tobuy a house.........................
2
The bus came round
the corner.
3 The price of petrol
went up.
4 The
Parthenon stands on the top
of the Acropolis.
5 The wheels of the
engine went round and round.
6 Winston Churchill lived
in this house.
7 The flag went down.
8 The best part of the
story comes now.
9
The protesters came along
the road.
10 The first day of the
rest of your life is today.
3 Add suitable
question tags. (Do not use positive tags for positive statements.)
1
Don’t
leave anything behind,..will you....
?
2
David
is bringing some wine,........................ ?
3
You’ll be home before
midnight,.................... ?
4
Harry was working in Bristol
then,..................?
5
Nobody knows who invented the
wheel,........ ?
6
You
don’t need me any more,........................ ?
7
The ticket to London doesn’t
cost a lot,......... ?
8
Let’s invite the Smiths from
next door,........... ?
9
You aren’t too busy to
talk,............................. ?
10
Jean owns a restaurant,............................ ?
4
Decide which answer (А, В,
С or D) best fits each space.
Asking for advice
You
don't happen to know how this music system works, (1)
….C.................
?(2)............................. had I bought it (3)....... I
regretted spending so much money! I haven't even got the instruction
booklet, only the box. (4)..............did I completely fail to
understand the instructions, (5)................. then I accidentally
threw the booklet away. Now I'll never understand it,
(6)................ ,I said to myself.(7)................... my
money, I thought, but then I remembered you. You've done an
electronics course, (8)........................ ? Let's look at it
together,(9)................
, and try to understand it. You press this button
first,(10)............
? Then (11).. …......this little red light, and then nothing
happens when you try to put in a CD. The screen here should light
up,(12)........................ ? You can work out how to use
it,(13).................... ? Don't do
that! It says here on the box: '(14).................... should an
unqualified person remove this panel'. Well, you are unqualified,
(15).................... ? What do you mean, do it yourself!
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1
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A
are you
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В
is it
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С
do you
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D isn't it
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2
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A
No sooner
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В
After
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С
Not only
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D
As soon as
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3
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A
that
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В
but
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С
and
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D
than
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4
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A
Not only
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В
Seldom
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С
Not once
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D
Only then
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5
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A
than
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В
but
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С
so
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D
and
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6
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A
can’t I
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В
won’t I
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С
will I
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D
can I
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7
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A
It goes
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В
Goes it
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С
Goes there
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D
There goes
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8
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A
isn’t it
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В
haven’t you
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С
didn’t you
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D
don't you
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9
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A
do we
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В
don’t it
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С
shall we
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D
aren't we
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10
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A
don’t you
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В
isn’t it
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С
can’t you
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D
won't you
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11
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A
on comes
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В
comes on
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С
it comes on
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D
comes it on
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12
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A
does it
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В
should it
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С
shouldn’t it
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D
won't it
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13
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A
isn’t it
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В
don’t you
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С
can’t you
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D
can't it
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14
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A Not only
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В
Only then
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С
Never
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D
Under no circumstances
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15
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A isn’t it
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В
are you
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С
don’t you
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D
aren't you
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5
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown. Do not change the
meaning.
1
Tony was not only late, but he had
left all his books behind.
Not
only...was Tony late but he had left all
his books behind............................
2
I had no sooner gone to bed than
someone rang my doorbell.
No
sooner..........................................................................................................
3
I have seldom stayed in a worse
hotel.
Seldom...............................................................................................................
4
I have never heard such nonsense!
Never..................................................................................................................
5
I realized only then that I had
lost my keys.
Only
then.............................................................................................................
6
The economic situation has rarely
been worse.
Rarely...................................................................................................................
7
The manager not once offered us an
apology.
Not
once..............................................................................................................
8
You should not send money to us by
post under any circumstances.
Under
no
circumstances......................................................................................
9
I understood Hamlet only after
seeing it on the stage.
Only
after seeing
Hamlet......................................................................................
10 The embassy staff
little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
Little.......................................................................................................................
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