Underline the adverbial phrases responsible for inversion and change the emphatic structures into structures without inversion:

1. At no time did I say that I would accept such illegible and messy homework.
2. Little does she know that her boyfriend will propose at the engagement party.
3. No sooner had I put my hand in my bag than I realized I had forgotten my keys.
4. Not a single word did she utter.
5. Not only does my boyfriend help me but he also encourages me.

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Odpowiedź :

1. At no time did I say that I would accept such illegible and messy homework.

I didn't say at any time that...

2. Little does she know that her boyfriend will propose at the engagement party.

She doesn't know (at all) that...

3. No sooner had I put my hand in my bag than I realized I had forgotten my keys.

I had put my hand in the bag and I realised that...

4. Not a single word did she utter.

She did not utter...

5. Not only does my boyfriend help me but he also encourages me.

My boyfriend not only helps me but...