Such was the intensity of the storm that several roads became impassable.
The emphatic structure Such was...that is grammatically correct.
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So complicated was the procedure that several applicants sought professional assistance.
This is a correct emphatic inversion with so + adjective.
At no time the applicant was informed about the revised conditions.
Initial at no time requires inversion. Correct: At no time was the applicant informed about the revised conditions.
Under no circumstances should confidential information be disclosed.
The negative introductory phrase under no circumstances correctly triggers inversion.
Seldom the department receives such a large number of complaints.
Initial seldom requires inversion. Correct: Seldom does the department receive such a large number of complaints.
Little did the researchers know that their discovery would change medical science.
Initial negative little correctly triggers subject-auxiliary inversion.
Only when the examination ended the candidates were allowed to leave.
Inversion is required in the main clause. Correct: Only when the examination ended were the candidates allowed to leave.
Only after the documents were verified was the payment released.
The introductory restrictive expression only after correctly triggers inversion in the main clause.
Not until the investigation ended the officials disclosed the findings.
After introductory not until, the main clause requires inversion. Correct: Not until the investigation ended did the officials disclose the findi…
Not until the final report was published did the public learn the truth.
The negative introductory expression not until requires inversion in the main clause.
Were I was responsible for the project, I would revise the entire schedule.
The inverted hypothetical conditional uses Were I responsible, without was. Correct: Were I responsible for the project, I would revise the entir…
Should you require additional assistance, please contact the examination office.
Should you require is a formal conditional meaning If you require.
Were the government to introduce the scheme, thousands of families would benefit.
Were + subject + to-infinitive is a correct formal alternative to If + subject + were to.
Had I knew about the revised schedule, I would have arrived earlier.
In an inverted third conditional, had is followed by the past participle. Correct: Had I known about the revised schedule...
Had the warning been issued earlier, several accidents might have been prevented.
This is a correct inverted third conditional. Had the warning been issued means If the warning had been issued.
The judge ordered that the confidential records be preserved.
The passive subjunctive be preserved is correct after ordered that.
The regulations require that each applicant submits a valid identity document.
In the formal mandative construction after require that, use the base form submit. Correct: The regulations require that each applicant submit a…
The principal insisted that every student be present during the inspection.
The sentence correctly uses the mandative subjunctive be after insisted that.
The committee recommended that the proposal is reconsidered before implementation.
After recommend that in a formal mandative construction, the base form of the verb is used. Correct: The committee recommended that the proposal…
Many a student have made this mistake in competitive examinations.
Many a + singular noun takes a singular verb in formal English. Correct: Many a student has made this mistake...
Much fewer time is required to complete the task using the new system.
Time is uncountable in this meaning, so use less, not fewer. Correct: Much less time is required...
The new process requires less steps than the previous one.
Steps is a plural countable noun, so use fewer, not less. Correct: The new process requires fewer steps than the previous one.
The salaries in this organisation are higher than that in the neighbouring company.
Since salaries is plural, use those. Correct: The salaries in this organisation are higher than those in the neighbouring company.
One of my closest friends live in Bengaluru.
The subject is one, not friends. Therefore a singular verb is required. Correct: One of my closest friends lives in Bengaluru.