Look at the following 'skeleton' sentences and, using the appropriate tenses, write a complete sentence from each skeleton as in the example. Then rewrite each sentence beginning with the word(s) in bold type.
e.g. I/ no sooner/ sit down/ my seat/ curtain rise/ play begin
I had no sooner sat down in my seat than the curtain rose and play began.
No sooner had I sat down in my seat than the curtain rose and the play began
1. It/be/NOT UNTIL/he/tell/Linda/his name/ she/ recognise/ Eric,/ who/use/be/schoolfriend/hers
2. Rollercoaster/NO SOONER/ start/ move/ I know/ I make/ terrible mistake/ by/ agree/ get on
3. Cathy's front door/ NOT ONLY/ stand wide open/ when she/ get/ home,/ but/ lock/ be/ also/ broken
4. We/ SELDOM/ use/enjoy/visit/my grandparents/ when I/ be/ child because/ they/ be/ often/ strict/ us
Răspunsuri la întrebare
1) It was not until he had told Linda his name that she recognised Eric, who used to be a school friend of hers.
Not until he had told Linda his name did she recognise him as Eric, who used to be a school friend of hers.
2) Prima varianta habar nu am cum sa o fac cu "rollercoaster" ca prim cuvant.
No sooner than the rollercoaster had started moving had I known I made a terrible mistake by agreeing to get on.
3) Cathy's front door was not only standing wide open when she got home, but the lock was also broken.
Not only that Cathy's front door was standing wide open when she got home, but the lock was also broken.
4) We seldom used to enjoy visiting my grandparents when I was a child because they would be often strict with us.
Seldom did we use to enjoy visiting my grandparents when I was a child because they would be often strict with us.