Inversion in news reporting: hardly had the polls closed
Grammar · Inversion · C1 · 45 min. Negative and limiting adverbials with inversion in news stories, key-word transformations and a dramatic news opening.
About this worksheet
Negative and limiting adverbials with inversion in news stories, key-word transformations and a dramatic news opening.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Inversion
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Exercises
- Key words, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
- Free
On the sheet
- Key words: Study these adverbials. Each one triggers inversion when it begins a s
- Gap-fill: Key-word transformations. Complete the second sentence so it means the
- Multiple choice: Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
- Speaking / writing task: Write the opening paragraph of a news report (100–130 words).
- Writing lines: Write your paragraph here.
