Make the sentences emphatic by using full or partial inversion if possible.
a) 1. He walked round so slowly that it was clear he was seriously ill. 2. He talked so quickly that nobody could understand him. 3. The radio was turned on so softly that we couldn't hear anything. 4. He spoke to her so coolly that she got offended. 5. He plays so badly and he looks so wretched.
b) 1. Philip was so irritated that I decided to leave him alone. 2. He felt so tired that he had to stop a taxi. 3. His voice was so sad that she felt sorry for him. 4. I'm so frightfully nervous that I can't do anything now. 5. She sounded so furious that Rowan looked quite startled.
c) 1. As he was brave, as he was full of life, he was not stoical. 2. As June looked soft, there must be strength in her somewhere. 3. As Scarlett was weak, she was going home to Tara. 4. She has more sense than June, though she was a child; more wisdom. 5. The journey next day, though it was short, and the visit to his lawyer's, tired him. 6. Ralph moaned faintly. Though he was tired, he could not relax.
d) 1. Miss Smith was small and slight and angry. 2. He looked very ill. 3. Everyone looked so young. 4. He felt extraordinarily helpless. 5. She looked different and smoother, thought Nicola instantly.
e) 1. It had never occurred to her before that she needed Melanie. 2. He had never felt George's presence without the sense of being laughed at. 3. Fleur had never been so "fine", Holly so watchful, Val so stable-secretive, Jon so silent and disturbed. 4. She would glance up not once at the small hill where his house looked over the ocean. 5. He met June at the Smiths' not once.
f) 1. Well, I wouldn't tell them anything if I were you. 2. Even if I had known the incident, it would not have occurred to me as important to mention. 3. She would have been retired if it had not been for her children. 4. If she should take him seriously, she would be forced to quarrel with him. 5. I had scarcely left home when it began to snow heavily.

a)
1. So slowly did he walk round that it was clear he was seriously ill.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so slowly" at the beginning of the sentence.

2. So quickly did he talk that nobody could understand him.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so quickly" at the beginning of the sentence.

3. So softly was the radio turned on that we couldn't hear anything.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so softly" at the beginning of the sentence.

4. So coolly did he speak to her that she got offended.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so coolly" at the beginning of the sentence.

5. So badly does he play and so wretched does he look.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrases "so badly" and "so wretched" at the beginning of the sentence.

b)
1. So irritated was Philip that I decided to leave him alone.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so irritated" at the beginning of the sentence.

2. So tired did he feel that he had to stop a taxi.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so tired" at the beginning of the sentence.

3. So sad was his voice that she felt sorry for him.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so sad" at the beginning of the sentence.

4. So frightfully nervous am I that I can't do anything now.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so frightfully nervous" at the beginning of the sentence.

5. So furious did she sound that Rowan looked quite startled.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so furious" at the beginning of the sentence.

c)
1. Brave as he was and full of life, he was not stoical.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "as he was brave" before the subject.

2. Soft as June looked, there must be strength in her somewhere.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "as June looked soft" before the subject.

3. Weak as Scarlett was, she was going home to Tara.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "as Scarlett was weak" before the subject.

4. More sense than June has she, though she was a child; more wisdom.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the comparative phrases "more sense than June has she" before the subject.

5. Short as the journey next day was and the visit to his lawyer's, it tired him.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrases "though it was short" and "and the visit to his lawyer's" before the subject.

6. Tired as he was, Ralph could not relax.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "though he was tired" before the subject.

d)
1. Small and slight and angry was Miss Smith.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adjectives "small and slight and angry" before the subject.

2. Very ill did he look.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverb "very" before the subject.

3. So young did everyone look.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "so young" before the subject.

4. Extraordinarily helpless did he feel.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "extraordinarily helpless" before the subject.

5. Different and smoother did she look, thought Nicola instantly.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adjectives "different and smoother" before the subject.

e)
1. Never before had it occurred to her that she needed Melanie.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverbial phrase "never before" before the subject.

2. Never had he felt George's presence without the sense of being laughed at.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverb "never" before the subject.

3. "Fine" as Fleur had never been, as watchful as Holly, as stable-secretive as Val, as silent and disturbed as Jon.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the comparative phrases "as Fleur had never been", "as watchful as Holly", "as stable-secretive as Val", "as silent and disturbed as Jon" before the subject.

4. Not once would she glance up at the small hill where his house looked over the ocean.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the negation "not once" before the subject.

5. Not once did he meet June at the Smiths'.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the negation "not once" before the subject.

f)
1. I were you, I wouldn't tell them anything.
Explanation: The traditional form of the sentence is already emphatic, so no inversion is necessary.

2. Had I known the incident, it would not have occurred to me as important to mention.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the verb "had" before the subject.

3. Retired she would have been if it had not been for her children.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the verb "retired" before the subject.

4. Should she take him seriously, she would be forced to quarrel with him.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the verb "should" before the subject.

5. Scarcely had I left home when it began to snow heavily.
Explanation: Inversion is used to make the sentence emphatic, placing the adverb "scarcely" before the verb.