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Directions: Insert the correct Adverbial Phrase in the blank space:
Only ______ is there a rumble in the sky.

  1. A
    occasionally
  2. B
    swiftly
  3. C
    quite
  4. D
    merrily

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The word 'occasionally' means sometimes but not often. Combined with the restrictive modifier 'Only', "Only occasionally" acts as a negative/restrictive frequency phrase which sets up the inversion of the subject and verb ("is there a rumble").

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Directions: Insert the correct Adverbial Phrase in the blank space:
Only ______ is there a rumble in the sky.
A
occasionally
B
swiftly
C
quite
D
merrily

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