tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post8875240240551515716..comments2024-03-14T16:19:49.359+01:00Comments on Random Idea English: Negative inversion - practice exercisesWarsaw Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-66693025987162695832022-09-01T12:44:09.678+02:002022-09-01T12:44:09.678+02:00:):)Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-2975203736603424132022-08-30T09:46:05.355+02:002022-08-30T09:46:05.355+02:00Not only have I learned inversions with your post,...Not only have I learned inversions with your post, but also the topics chosen by you were very enjoyable. Thanks ;)Lunaprofehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338292271767096504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-74902847725621779872022-04-02T11:01:28.408+02:002022-04-02T11:01:28.408+02:00difficult but very helpful to learn.difficult but very helpful to learn.Norithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377874823219265948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-82127336586079441652020-05-18T09:24:54.154+02:002020-05-18T09:24:54.154+02:00thank you so much for the thoughtful examples - I ...thank you so much for the thoughtful examples - I am using them in time of quarantine to practice with my students. much appreciated. greetings: Eszter, HungaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519437253267199293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-7378224837775535452020-01-18T14:54:38.135+01:002020-01-18T14:54:38.135+01:00Thank you very much i am student from Pakistan...R...Thank you very much i am student from Pakistan...Really helpfullJazz Packageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261238918855638639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-29654865691863100832018-03-23T04:02:58.642+01:002018-03-23T04:02:58.642+01:00I just wanna say thanks a lot. It's really hel...I just wanna say thanks a lot. It's really helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932824095801301270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-31524318054745696472017-12-05T22:22:21.034+01:002017-12-05T22:22:21.034+01:00Really good excercise, thanks a lot C:Really good excercise, thanks a lot C:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857201872052897153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-4606594085278198112016-11-21T14:51:12.303+01:002016-11-21T14:51:12.303+01:00Thank you very much! ~~Polish student ;)Thank you very much! ~~Polish student ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375844189277421002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-6612723906787928142016-06-01T20:53:30.464+02:002016-06-01T20:53:30.464+02:00Exelent, you can find more interesting stuff here
...Exelent, you can find more interesting stuff here<br /><br />http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/<br />http://toughenglish.com/<br /><br />See youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113727592142762644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-78860240069907782032016-06-01T20:51:23.595+02:002016-06-01T20:51:23.595+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113727592142762644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-55069421578587172472016-01-24T22:07:20.846+01:002016-01-24T22:07:20.846+01:00Greatings, thank you very much for the assistance....Greatings, thank you very much for the assistance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449129347095794920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-40223156955585884072016-01-22T22:10:22.247+01:002016-01-22T22:10:22.247+01:00Hi duscher, sorry for the delay in getting back to...Hi duscher, sorry for the delay in getting back to you. As you rightly say, the idea is that first they came across the bridge and then it collapsed. In the "no sooner ... than ..." construction, "no sooner" introduces the first event, and "than" the second event - "No sooner had we gone out than it started to rain" - in other words, we went out and then it immediately started to rain.<br /><br />So in my version "No sooner had we managed to get across than the bridge collapsed" does indeed mean that first we got across (the bridge), and then, immediately after, the bridge collapsed.<br /><br />On the other hand "No sooner had the bridge collapsed than we managed to get across" would mean that first the bridge collapsed, and then we got across. Although this is possible, if we had swum across or found a boat perhaps, it is not the meaning of the original sentence.<br /><br /><br />Here are a couple of links to explanations of this expression:<br /><br /><a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/no-sooner" rel="nofollow">Cambridge Dictionary</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.englishgrammar.org/sooner-hardlywhen/" rel="nofollow">EnglishGrammar.com</a>Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-33194837334921409712015-11-12T09:48:12.080+01:002015-11-12T09:48:12.080+01:00Thanks for these exercises! There's a mistake ...Thanks for these exercises! There's a mistake though in exercise 3, sentence 10 - "The bridge collapsed as soon as we managed to get across." Before transforming it with negative inversion one should consider what happened first, according to the root sentence, they came across the bridge, then the bridge collapsed, but as we type: <br />"No sooner had the bridge collapsed than we managed to get across." it's considered incorrect. The website suggests that the "right" version is: "No sooner had we managed to get across than the bridge collapsed." which makes no sense at all.duscherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872935090972883257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-18175461421467668222015-09-08T18:29:02.960+02:002015-09-08T18:29:02.960+02:00really , thanks alotreally , thanks alotnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14945101928779715897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-345496042337776972015-06-08T18:05:03.620+02:002015-06-08T18:05:03.620+02:00You are so generous to share this page. Thank you!...You are so generous to share this page. Thank you!Maríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282158901717437469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-86701149282909770382015-03-09T02:14:01.418+01:002015-03-09T02:14:01.418+01:00Thank you a lot!Thank you a lot!Flohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422826129055926814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-46762855497031489452015-02-02T12:18:59.246+01:002015-02-02T12:18:59.246+01:00thanks a lot!thanks a lot!Pouline https://www.blogger.com/profile/18422715756780183725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-35804664382279502962014-02-28T21:01:59.319+01:002014-02-28T21:01:59.319+01:00Wow! Compliment indeed. Actually I use Graver a bi...Wow! Compliment indeed. Actually I use Graver a bit, lent to me by one of my Polish colleagues, who had learnt from it herself. I don't use in class, but to teach myself a bit about grammar. For example I'd never heard of coordinated relative clauses till I read him.<br /><br />Thanks for joining the followers. I had a quick look at your blog and really like your photos. Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-42833440505054831642014-02-27T11:02:25.739+01:002014-02-27T11:02:25.739+01:00Thanks, so useful for my Academic Writing class! I...Thanks, so useful for my Academic Writing class! I'd much rather use your examples than good ol' Graver ;)Edyta Malina Basiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01917944935458007180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-91035978632729768262013-06-09T18:14:33.651+02:002013-06-09T18:14:33.651+02:00Thanks for the comment, Abdullah, and thanks too f...Thanks for the comment, Abdullah, and thanks too for becoming a follower. Good luck with your exam. :)Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-39081117090775927142013-06-08T15:15:20.182+02:002013-06-08T15:15:20.182+02:00Thank you for preapering such a good examples. The...Thank you for preapering such a good examples. They will help me in my final exam :)Abd Simsekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035152054798203960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-16890035959028668982013-01-27T15:17:46.935+01:002013-01-27T15:17:46.935+01:00Great! Thanks for commenting.Great! Thanks for commenting.Warsaw Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373568589613033674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167585665865020265.post-29474228528337385182013-01-25T11:15:45.343+01:002013-01-25T11:15:45.343+01:00Thank you very much. This practise help me a lot.Thank you very much. This practise help me a lot.Yolanda Gázquez Díazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326845071842860046noreply@blogger.com