Negative adverbials followed by an inverted verb exercise 3
Can you make these sentences more formal by using the phrases in bold in the ‘front’ position of the sentence or clause? Remember to make any changes necessary, including omitting words which are no longer needed!
1 We have not often seen such a poor performance as the English rugby team playing against Scotland on Saturday 8th March. (rarely)
2 It is a new phenomenon for so few people to be interested in taking up fishing.(never before)
3 We shouldn’t accept the offer on our house under any circumstances until we’re sure we have had our offer accepted. (under no circumstances)
4 He didn’t explain the small print at any stage. (at no stage)
5 The students are not on any account to leave mobile phones switched on during the exam. (on no account)
6 Current commercial practices have not often been scrutinised this carefully in the press. (rarely)