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Yulysess Posted 20 years ago
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An inversion question, please help!

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01i00___________ did I know that _______02i00 far I would travel to observe the bird, it would appear in my own country in my absence.02br
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00a- Nor / however02br
00b- Hardly / whenever02br
00c- No sooner / whatever02br
00d- Not only / no matter02br
00e- Not until / how02br
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00"a" or "e"02br
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00I would like to learn both the correct option and its paraphrase, please. Thanks!0-
  

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1i00Question :02br
01i00___________ did I know that _______02i00 far I would travel to observe the bird, it would appear in my own country in my absence.02br
00a- Nor / however02br
00b- Hardly / whenever02br
00c- No sooner / whatever02br
00d- Not only / no matter02br
00e- Not until / how02br
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0Hello Yulysess02br
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00Of the choices we have, the best is A. "Not until" would require a time phrase, or a phrase implying a time, e.g. "not until 01u00late November02u00 did I know...", "not until 01u00I arrived in Senegal02u00 did I know..."02br
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00That said, A is itself a little odd, to my mind:02

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