Syntax - veškeré výsledky cvičení
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→ Though it may be unsa sfactory, we could end up with sth worse.
Emphasizing negation
We sometimes emphasize a negative meaning by putting a negative adverbial at the very front of the sentence. This usual y requires inversion of the subject and operator if the negative
negates the whole clause.
Rewrite the fol owing sentences with the negative or near-negative word or phrase at the front.
1
I flew to Egypt not long ago.
→ Not long ago I flew to Egypt. (LOCAL)
2
Nowadays people no longer go by sea
→ No longer do people go by sea nowadays. (GLOBAL)
3
I haven’t been so impressed since I went to Mexico.
→ Not since I went to Mexico have I been so impressed. ??? (GLOBAL)
4
You won’t find a more amazing building than that pyramid anywhere.
→ Nowhere wil you find a more amazing building than that pyramid. (GLOBAL)
5
Unfortunately I lost my wal et – not for the first time.
→ Not for the first me I lost my wal et. (LOCAL)
6
You little realize sometimes the trouble you can cause other people.
→ Li le do you realise some mes the trouble. .
7
I have seldom heard such an extraordinary explanation.
→ Seldom have I heard such an extraordinary explana on.
8
You rarely discover the whole truth in these matters.
→ Rarely do you discover the whole truth in these ma ers.
9
The guide didn’t once complain.
→ Not once did the guide complain.
10
You hardly ever find such honesty.
→ Hardly ever do you find such honesty.
Sentence analyses - exercises
Dimly I wondered if I had met him under some other circumstances whether I would have liked him.