Inversion avec des adverbes négatifs : Ajouter de l’emphase

Cet exercice se concentre sur l’utilisation de l’inversion après des adverbes négatifs comme never, seldom, hardly, no sooner et under no circumstances. Ces structures sont souvent utilisées dans des écrits ou discours formels pour ajouter de l’emphase ou un effet dramatique. Les maîtriser améliorera votre gamme grammaticale et élèvera votre style d’écriture à un niveau plus avancé. L’activité contient des phrases variées, y compris des questions, pour vous aider à pratiquer ce point de grammaire au niveau B2.

1. _____ such a breathtaking performance.

I rarely had seen

Rarely had I seen

Had I rarely seen

2. _____ open the door to strangers.

Under no circumstances should you

You should under no circumstances

No circumstances under you should

3. _____ than it started raining.

We had no sooner arrived

No sooner had we arrived

Had we no sooner arrived

4. _____ about his secret plans.

She little knew

Little did she know

Did she little know

5. _____ how much he had meant to me.

I realized only when he left

Only when he left did I realize

Did I realize only when he left

6. _____ the seriousness of the situation.

Not until I saw her face did I understand

I did not understand until I saw her face

Until I saw her face not did I understand

7. _____ such an exquisite dessert.

I have never before tasted

Never before have I tasted

Never have I before tasted

8. _____ his sentence when the phone rang.

Hardly had he finished

He hardly had finished

Had he hardly finished

9. _____ such heavy snowfall.

Does this area seldom experience

Seldom does this area experience

This area does seldom experience

10. _____, but she’s also incredibly kind.

She is not only smart

Not only is she smart

Is she not only smart

11. _____ for what he had done.

He apologized at no point

At no point did he apologize

Did he apologize at no point

12. _____ when the lights went out.

Scarcely had the concert begun

The concert scarcely had begun

Had scarcely the concert begun