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No sooner / hardly / only when + inversion: a free grammar game

24 questions, easiest first. For a class on the wall, or alone.

No sooner had I left the house ______ it started to rain.
Athen
Bthan
Cthat
Das
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24 questionsB2easiest first
Three of the questions
Only when the lights came back on ______ how much damage the storm had done.did we see
Only when the waiter brought the bill ______ that my wallet was in the car.did I realise
No sooner ______ the new sofa than the dog jumped on it.had we bought
More emphasis and inversion games
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Play it on your students’ phonesThey join with a class code, no sign-up for them. You see who answered.Free account
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