Choose the best option, A, B or C, to complete the sentence.
1. how serious the situation was.
A Little anyone did realize B Little realized anyone C Little did anyone realize
2. Just as the players took their places on the court, .
A did the rain pour down B down poured the rain. C did pour down the rain
3. my bag I really can't remember.
A Where I've left B Where have I left C Where left I
4 , everyone would probably have escaped from the building.
A Had it not been locked the fire door B Had not been locked the fire door C Had the fire door not been locked

5. At no time on the plane in any danger.
A were the passengers B the passengers were C were they the passengers
6. second thoughts, don't hesitate to phone me.
A Should have you B Should you have C Should you had
7. Strange , I actually enjoy working underground.
A as does it sound B sound though it is C as it may sound
8. Jane the train but also lost her luggage.
A not only did she miss B not only missed C not only did miss
9. , we might consider making another offer.
A Were it the situation to change B Were a change in the situation C Were the situation to change 10. Without warning, onto the stage brandishing a knife.
A did jump a man B jumped a man C did a man jump
11. Suddenly the sky went dark, and the rain.
A there down came B came down C down came
12. is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.
A On no account B Hardly C Rarely

1. how serious the situation was.
Correct answer: C. Little did anyone realize
Explanation: The original sentence is in the form of an inverted sentence, where the word order is reversed. In this case, "did anyone" is used to emphasize the lack of realization.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "Little anyone did realize" is incorrect because the word order is not reversed.
- Option B: "Little realized anyone" is incorrect because it also does not follow the correct word order.
- Option C: "Little did anyone realize" is the correct answer because it keeps the inverted sentence structure, properly emphasizing the lack of realization.

2. Just as the players took their places on the court, .
Correct answer: A. did the rain pour down
Explanation: The original sentence is an example of inversion, where the auxiliary verb "did" is used before the subject "the rain" for emphasis.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "did the rain pour down" is the correct answer because it uses the correct inversion and maintains the emphasis on the rain pouring down.
- Option B: "down poured the rain" is incorrect because it does not follow the correct word order.
- Option C: "did pour down the rain" is incorrect because it places the object ("the rain") before the verb ("pour down").

3. my bag I really can't remember.
Correct answer: B. Where have I left
Explanation: The correct sentence should use the present perfect tense to indicate an action that happened in the past but has a relevance to the present.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "Where I've left" is incorrect because it uses the simple past tense instead of the present perfect.
- Option B: "Where have I left" is the correct answer because it uses the present perfect tense correctly.
- Option C: "Where left I" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.

4. , everyone would probably have escaped from the building.
Correct answer: C. Had the fire door not been locked
Explanation: The sentence is a conditional sentence in the past perfect tense, expressing a hypothetical situation and its unrealized outcome.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "Had it not been locked the fire door" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option B: "Had not been locked the fire door" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option C: "Had the fire door not been locked" is the correct answer because it uses the correct word order and properly expresses the hypothetical situation and its unrealized outcome.

5. At no time on the plane in any danger.
Correct answer: A. were the passengers
Explanation: The correct sentence structure for this sentence is an inversion with the subject "the passengers" before the verb "were" due to a negative adverbial phrase.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "were the passengers" is the correct answer because it uses the correct inversion and keeps the subject before the verb.
- Option B: "the passengers were" is incorrect because it does not use the correct inversion.
- Option C: "were they the passengers" is incorrect because it changes the word order and does not follow the correct inversion.

6. second thoughts, don't hesitate to phone me.
Correct answer: B. Should you have
Explanation: The correct structure for this sentence is a conditional sentence using the construction "Should you have + verb".
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "Should have you" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option B: "Should you have" is the correct answer because it uses the correct word order and construction.
- Option C: "Should you had" is incorrect because it uses the incorrect verb form.

7. Strange , I actually enjoy working underground.
Correct answer: C. as it may sound
Explanation: The correct option should provide a phrase to acknowledge that the statement may sound strange but is true.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "as does it sound" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order and does not match the given context.
- Option B: "sound though it is" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order and does not match the given context.
- Option C: "as it may sound" is the correct answer because it uses the correct word order and matches the given context.

8. Jane the train but also lost her luggage.
Correct answer: A. not only did she miss
Explanation: The correct sentence structure for this sentence is "not only + auxiliary verb + subject + verb".
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "not only did she miss" is the correct answer because it uses the correct sentence structure.
- Option B: "not only missed" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option C: "not only did miss" is incorrect because it uses the incorrect verb form.

9. , we might consider making another offer.
Correct answer: C. Were the situation to change
Explanation: The correct sentence structure for this sentence is "Were + subject + to base form of the verb".
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "Were it the situation to change" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option B: "Were a change in the situation" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option C: "Were the situation to change" is the correct answer because it uses the correct sentence structure.

10. Without warning, onto the stage brandishing a knife.
Correct answer: B. jumped a man
Explanation: The correct sentence structure for this sentence is subject + verb.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "did jump a man" is incorrect because it adds an unnecessary auxiliary verb.
- Option B: "jumped a man" is the correct answer because it follows the correct sentence structure.
- Option C: "did a man jump" is incorrect because it adds an unnecessary auxiliary verb and changes the word order.

11. Suddenly the sky went dark, and the rain.
Correct answer: B. came down
Explanation: The correct sentence structure for this sentence is subject + verb.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "there down came" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.
- Option B: "came down" is the correct answer because it follows the correct sentence structure.
- Option C: "down came" is incorrect because it does not use the correct word order.

12. is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.
Correct answer: A. On no account
Explanation: The correct phrase to complete the sentence is "On no account", which means under no circumstances should this happen.
Step-by-step solution:
- Option A: "On no account" is the correct answer because it provides the correct phrase to complete the sentence.
- Option B: "Hardly" is incorrect because it does not match the given context.
- Option C: "Rarely" is incorrect because it does not match the given context.