Inversion and fronting
(made by Carmen Luisa)
Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
The Minister comes here now. ---> Here... now.
I wouldn't wear a mini-skirt under any circumstances. --> Under no circumstances... mini-skirt.
I didn't understand the problem until then. --> Only then ... problem.
The Town Hall stood beside the public library. --> Beside the Town hall...
There was a knock at the door just after I got into bed. --> Hardly ... bed, when there was a knock at the door.
I didn't know that he was a compulsive liar. --> Little ... a compulsive liar.
He would not allow his daughter to arrive at 5 p.m. --> At no time ... at 5 p.m.
A homeless man sat on the corner of the street. --> On the corner of the street...
The situation was so strange that I couldn't sleep. --> So ... that I couldn't sleep.
I won't have a holiday until June. --> Not until June... holiday.
I had never in my life experienced this emotion. --> Never ... this emotion.
A young woman in red was running down the road. --> Running down the road... red.
The soap opera was so popular that the streets were deserted. --> Such ... that the streets were deserted.
I didn't realise I had seen the film until after it started. --> Only after the film started ... before.