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Inversión tras adverbiales negativos, so y such

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Coloca el auxiliar antes del sujeto después de expresiones negativas y restrictivas que abren la oración, y después de so y such.

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la opción que completa correctamente cada oración.

  1. Not until the committee had read the full report ___ the scale of the problem.
    • a) it understood
    • b) did it understand
    • c) it did understand
    • d) understood it
  2. No sooner had the curtain risen ___ the lights failed.
    • a) that
    • b) as
    • c) than
    • d) after
  3. Under no circumstances ___ the laboratory door be left unlocked.
    • a) do
    • b) should
    • c) has
    • d) were
  4. Such ___ the noise from the building site that nobody could concentrate.
    • a) was
    • b) were
    • c) is it
    • d) did
  5. Little ___ realise that the letter had already been opened.
    • a) had she
    • b) she did
    • c) did she
    • d) was she
  6. Only after the results had been checked twice ___ the findings.
    • a) the team published
    • b) published the team
    • c) the team did publish
    • d) did the team publish
  7. So rapidly ___ the glacier retreat that the map had to be redrawn.
    • a) has
    • b) does
    • c) did
    • d) was
  8. Hardly had she sat down ___ the telephone rang.
    • a) than
    • b) after
    • c) when
    • d) until

Completa la oración

Escribe la palabra que falta. Acepta solo las formas que mantienen el orden de palabras invertido.

  1. Never before ___ the city faced such a severe drought.
  2. Not only ___ the proposal cost too much, but it was also badly designed.
  3. At no time ___ the staff told that the office would close.
  4. On no account ___ visitors touch the exhibits.
  5. Only when the ice had melted ___ the explorers able to continue.
  6. So severe ___ the storm that all flights were cancelled.
  7. Seldom ___ she ask for help, even when she was overwhelmed.
  8. No sooner had the meeting ended ___ the arguments began.

Respuestas

Elige la forma correcta

  1. b) did it understandLa oración principal se invierte después de not until, con did + sujeto + verbo en forma base.
  2. c) thanNo sooner va seguido de than.
  3. b) shouldSe necesita un modal para formar la inversión con be left; should the door be left es correcto.
  4. a) wasSuch + be se invierte y concuerda con el sustantivo que sigue. Noise es singular, así que was.
  5. c) did sheLittle abre la oración, así que añadimos did y volvemos a la forma base: did she realise.
  6. d) did the team publishOnly after + oración va seguido de una oración principal invertida: did the team publish.
  7. c) didEl pasado de retreat necesita did, lo que concuerda con had to be redrawn.
  8. c) whenHardly lleva when, mientras que no sooner lleva than.

Completa la oración

  1. had / hasNever before abre la oración, así que el auxiliar precede al sujeto: had the city faced (o has the city faced).
  2. did / wouldNot only va seguido de inversión en su propia oración: did the proposal cost.
  3. were / wasAt no time es un adverbial negativo, así que el auxiliar de la pasiva va antes del sujeto. Staff es normalmente plural en inglés británico.
  4. must / should / may / can / shallOn no account requiere un modal antes del sujeto; must, should, may, can y shall encajan todos.
  5. wereOnly when + oración va seguido de una oración principal invertida: were the explorers able.
  6. wasSo + adjetivo + be se invierte, y was concuerda con the storm.
  7. did / wouldSeldom es un adverbio negativo, así que el auxiliar va primero: did she ask.
  8. thanNo sooner siempre se completa con than.

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