Indirect to direct: inverted opening ('only after ... would', 'little did he') keeps the inversion

1. A.
   "Negotiations begin only after the ceasefire," said the diplomat.
2. B.
   "Only after the ceasefire, negotiations would begin," said the diplomat.
3. C.
   "Only after the ceasefire will negotiations begin," said the diplomat.
4. D.
   "Negotiations would begin once the ceasefire is announced," said the diplomat.

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1. A.
   “Little do I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.
2. B.
   “Little did I realize what consequences my words would have,” he said.
3. C.
   “I realized little about the consequences of my words,” he said.
4. D.
   “I hardly realize the consequences of my words,” said he.

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