Complete the opening: 'No sooner ___ the consultation begun than residents challenged the timetable.'

Complete the opening: 'Hardly ___ the minister finished speaking when the opposition questioned the figures.'

Complete the opening: 'Rarely over the past decade ___ the council received such detailed objections to a transport plan.'

Complete the opening: 'Never before in the survey's history ___ respondents expressed so much concern about housing costs.'

Complete the opening: 'Seldom in public debate ___ the long-term costs of noise pollution been addressed.'

Complete the opening: 'Little ___ the panel realise that the pilot scheme would later influence national policy.'

Complete the opening: 'Not once during the hearing ___ the applicant mention the impact on neighbouring flats.'

Complete the opening: 'In no way ___ the revised figures support the original claim about falling demand.'

Only after the full minutes were released ___ why the decision had been delayed.

Complete the main clause: 'Only when the costs were compared over five years ___ seem less attractive.'

Complete the main clause: 'Only by reducing unnecessary journeys ___ transport emissions be cut substantially.'

Only if applicants provide evidence of need ___ an exception next year.

Not until the results were independently checked ___ publish their conclusion.

Complete the main clause: 'Only over the past decade ___ remote consultations been used widely in general practice.'

Only after the pilot had failed ___ acknowledge the weakness of the proposal.

Only with reliable childcare ___ many parents able to take evening courses.

The committee has seldom faced such detailed scrutiny. Which fronted version keeps the meaning?

The city had barely recovered from the strike when flooding disrupted transport. Which emphatic version is correct?

The report in no way proves that the policy reduced inequality. Which version fronts the adverbial correctly?

The lecturer never suggested that correlation was the same as causation. Front the negative adverbial.

Students should on no account submit unlabelled recordings. Which fronted version is correct?

A small tax rise would under no circumstances solve the funding gap alone. Choose the correct fronted version.

The review has at no time questioned the need for safer streets. Which recast is correct?

One clause is wrongly inverted: 'Not only did the scheme cost more, but did it also reach fewer households.' Which correction fixes it?

Repair the inversion: 'Only when did the trial end did the team analyse the interviews.'

Repair the sentence: 'Not until did the report appear online did residents see the figures.'

The inversion is in the wrong place: 'No sooner had the results been announced than did commentators question the method.' Which correction fixes it?

Repair the inversion: 'Only after did the sample double did the pattern become clear.'

One clause is wrongly inverted: 'Hardly had the survey opened when did complaints about the wording begin.' Which correction fixes it?

Repair the sentence: 'Not only have fees risen, but have waiting times also increased.'