Inversion, cleft and fronting — extra drills
Eight rewriting drills on the emphasis structures Parts 2 and 4 keep testing.
- 1
Rewrite with inversion: 'I have never seen such a badly organised event.' → Never ______ such a badly organised event.
- 2
Rewrite with a cleft: 'The delay annoyed me, not the price.' → It ______ annoyed me, not the price.
- 3
Rewrite with a what-cleft: 'I need more time.' → ______ is more time.
- 4
Rewrite with inversion: 'If I had known, I would have called.' → ______ I known, I would have called.
- 5
Fronting for emphasis: 'A single letter of apology lay on the desk.' → On the desk ______ a single letter of apology.
- 6
Rewrite: 'She only realised the mistake later.' → Only later ______ the mistake.
- 7
Correct the sentence: Not only she arrived late, but she also forgot the file.
- 8
Correct the sentence: It was because of the weather what the flight was cancelled.
Extra Practice is supplementary — it never changes your lesson or course progress.