Ejercicios C2 : Las inversiones estilísticas en inglés

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a dominar las inversiones estilísticas en inglés, estructuras de nivel C2 que invierten el orden sujeto-verbo para crear énfasis dramático o literario.

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Ejercicio 1 : Completa las inversiones estilísticas

Completa cada oración con la forma verbal correcta para construir una inversión estilística válida en inglés.

1. Never ___ she encountered such profound silence in all her years of travel.
2. Seldom ___ the committee reached a unanimous decision so swiftly.
3. Not only ___ he refuse to apologize, but he also repeated the offence.
4. Hardly ___ the ceremony begun when the lights suddenly went out.

Correction

1. Never had she encountered such profound silence in all her years of travel.
2. Seldom had the committee reached a unanimous decision so swiftly.
3. Not only did he refuse to apologize, but he also repeated the offence.
4. Hardly had the ceremony begun when the lights suddenly went out.

Ejercicio 2 : Corrige los errores de inversión

Cada oración contiene un error en la estructura de inversión estilística. Reescribe la oración completa y correctamente.

1. Never she had witnessed such cruelty in her entire professional career.
2. Not only he did betray her trust, but he also revealed her secrets to their rivals.
3. Rarely does he speaks with such passion about a subject as mundane as taxation.
4. Scarcely had the ink dried when the opposition already challenged the new law.

Correction

1. Never had she witnessed such cruelty in her entire professional career.
2. Not only did he betray her trust, but he also revealed her secrets to their rivals.
3. Rarely does he speak with such passion about a subject as mundane as taxation.
4. Scarcely had the ink dried when the opposition challenged the new law.

Ejercicio 3 : Elige la inversión estilística correcta

Selecciona la opción que construye correctamente una inversión estilística de nivel C2 en inglés.

1. Which of these options correctly expresses an inversion with 'Little'?
   • Little she knew that her decision would change the course of history.
   • Little did she know that her decision would change the course of history.
   • Little she did know that her decision would change the course of history.
   • Little had she known that her decision will change the course of history.
2. Which sentence uses 'No sooner' with correct inversion?
   • No sooner she had arrived than the arguments began all over again.
   • No sooner had arrived she than the arguments began all over again.
   • No sooner had she arrived than the arguments began all over again.
   • No sooner she arrived than had the arguments begun all over again.
3. Which structure correctly inverts the subject-verb order with 'Only after'?
   • Only after the war ended did the survivors truly understand what they had lost.
   • Only after the war ended the survivors did truly understand what they had lost.
   • Only after the war had ended the survivors understood truly what they had lost.
   • Only after the war ended, the survivors did understand what they had lost.
4. Which of these inversions with 'Such' is the grammatically correct one?
   • Such was her determination that no obstacle could ever slow her progress.
   • Such her determination was that no obstacle could ever slow her progress.
   • Such was determination her that no obstacle could ever slow her progress.
   • Such her was determination that no obstacle could ever slow her progress.

Correction

1. Little did she know that her decision would change the course of history.
2. No sooner had she arrived than the arguments began all over again.
3. Only after the war ended did the survivors truly understand what they had lost.
4. Such was her determination that no obstacle could ever slow her progress.