Lesson XXIII: Emphatic Questions

F. Emphatic Questions Previous pattern: You can find it only chance. On my way home I didn’t see a single soul. New pattern: Actional ?-Tag … NEVER HAVE I seen such a beautiful girl . SELDOM DOES SHE speak about herself . ONLY THEN CAN YOU quit it all . ONLY IN THIS WAY ARE YOU going to be able to do the problem . ONLY ONCE DID WE have to ask for help LITTLE DO PEOPLE know about the changing environment . Exercise: F.1. Practice Emphatic Questions Substitute the words and make necessary changes. For example: Only then can we speak to her . he ONLY THEN CAN HE SPEAK TO HER . I ONLY THEN CAN I SPEAK TO HER . only once ONLY ONCE CAN I SPEAK TO HER . little LITTLE CAN I SPEAK TO HER . do I LITTLE DO I SPEAK TO HER . 1. seldom 6. have I seen 11. not until midnight 2. did I 7. he 12. go to the bar 3. hardly 8. is he going to 13. seldom 4. only then 9. did he 14. on no occasion 5. never 10. only once 15. talk about it