1. So many people have never been unemployed as today
Never ________________________________________________________________
2. This boy will no longer make the same mistakes
No longer _____________________________________________________________
3. He rarely met such a beautiful film star
Rarely ________________________________________________________________
4. She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby
No longer _____________________________________________________________
5. My father had no sooner got home than the rain began to fall
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
6. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
7. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
8. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
9. That store seldom receives complaints from its customers
Seldom _______________________________________________________________
10. He wasn’t here, so he didn’t have a lot of fun
Had __________________________________________________________________
11. Because the weather isn’t fine now, we can’t go for a walk
Were _________________________________________________________________
12. I would go to Dalat if I could take a trip this summer
Could ________________________________________________________________
13. She rarely smiles at me
Rarely________________________________________________________________
14. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school
No longer _____________________________________________________________
15. You will hardly finish your work before it’s dark
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
16. You can buy this book only in this shop
Only__________________________________________________________________
17. This rich man seldom helps the poor
Seldom________________________________________________________________
18. Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang
No sooner_____________________________________________________________
19. He never smokes in bed
Never ________________________________________________________________
20. He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me
Not only ______________________________________________________________
Rewritting
1.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
2.He got down to writting her letter as soon as her returned from his walk.
No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.
3.She had hardly begun to speak before people stared interruping her.
Harly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
4.I only realized what i had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
5.You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.
Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John.
6.The outcome of the election was never in dout.
At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.
7.He forgot about the gun until he got home.
Not until he got home did he remember about the gun.