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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

inversion

Hi! I have to make subject-operator inversions if possible. I havesome doubts regarding these sentences:
1. The professor told his student that he was on no account allowed to return to school until he had read the book.
My attempt: Not until the student had read the book, would the professor be allowed to return to school.

2. It stopped snowing only yesterday.
My attempt: It was only yesterday that did it stop snowing.

3. John admitted that he was not only not insured, but he did not have a driving licence either.
My attempt: John admitted that not only was he not insured, but he did not have a driving licence.

Hope you can help me.
Best regards
  

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Anonymous Not until the student had read the book, would the professor be allowed allow him to return to school. As shown. It's the student, not the professor, who is being allowed to return to school.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Not until the student had read the book, would the professor be allowed allow him to return to school.
  • As shown.
  • It's the student, not the professor, who is being allowed to return to school.
  • Anonymous It was Only yesterday that did it stop snowing.
  • As shown.
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AnonymousNot until the student had read the book, would the professor be allowed allow him to return to school.
As shown. It's the student, not the professor, who is being allowed to return to school.
AnonymousIt was Only yesterday that did it stop snowing.
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