英语语法English Grammar

Unit 15

Inversion

Study objectives

Warm-up activities

Unit 15 Inversion

Summary

Assignment

Study objectives

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

distinguish between natural order and inverted order

classify the types of inversion

grasp the usages of inversion

Warm-up Activity

Let’s enjoy a flash movie.

Task 1 Discussion

Find out all the sentences with inverted order in this flash movie:1. How is the weather like? How do you know? It is very hot. The woman says “Isn’t it hot today!”2. What are there in the refrigerator? There are two ice-creams in the refrigerator.3. What does the man say when the woman says she must lose her weight? Many times have I heard this.

4. When does she think she can eat ice-creams? Only (when) I am as slim as she can I eat ice-creams. 5. What does the man say when he sees the beautiful woman on the TV? 1) Very rarely have I seen such a strikingly beautiful woman. 2) Were she my wife, I would not let her wear so little.

Task 1 Discussion

Period 1

Inversion

概述

英语句型的两种语序

自然语序Natural Order

主语 + 谓语

倒装语序Inverted Order（谓语+主语）

全部倒装 (Full Inversion) ：整个谓语放在主语前面。全部倒装 (Partial Inversion) ：谓语中的一部分放在主语前面，其余仍放在主语后。

Task 1.1 Full Inversion

引导词 there 和副词放在句首的句型：1）There + be (exist, lie, stand…) + 主语；2）副词 (here, there, now, next, soon, the

n…) + 谓语 (be, go, come…) + 主语；3 ）副词 (in, out, up, down…) + 谓语 + 主语。

Proverb

• Where there is a will, there is a way.

• 有志者是竟成。

• There are more ways to the wood than one.

• 天无绝人之路。

There + be (exist, …) + 主语

Here are some story-books.

Once upon a time, there lived an old fisherman.

The door opened and there entered a girl in red.

Now comes your turn.

Then followed the development of genetic engineering.

副词 (here, there…)+ 谓语 (be, go, …)+ 主语

Correct mistakes in the following sentences:

1. Out the cat rushed from under the bed.

2. Up the rocket went into the blue sky.

3. Down the picture fell from the wall.

4. In the teacher came and the class began.

副词 (in, out…) + 谓语 + 主语

rushed the cat

went the rocket

fell the picture

came the teacher

1. You have waited a long time. Now _________ your turn.

A. be B. are C. comes D. come2. Your tutor asked me to bring the reference book

to you. ___________. A. Here is it. B. Here it is. C. Here are you. D. Here I am.3. The programmer just fed instructions into the

computer and ________ the relative data. A. out come B. Come out C. out came D. came out

Practice (Page 240-241)

C

B

C

Task 1.2 Partial Inversion

1 ）疑问句一般要用倒装语序；2 ）否定副词或状语放在句首的倒装句型；

3 ） Only + 副词放在句首的倒装句型4 ）表示“也 (so)” ，“也不 (neither/n

or)” 的倒装句型。

Practice a short dialogue:

A: Did you get up very early this morning?

B: No. I got up at seven.

A: Why are you so tired?

B: I feel bored with this job.

A: Is the task today difficult or easy?

B: It’s boring, isn’t it?

疑问句

一般疑问句

特殊疑问句

选择疑问句

反意疑问句

1. _________ take part in the English contest. A. I need B. Need I C. Do I need D. I needn’t2. ___________ in order to make better use of

computers? A. Should what be done. B. What should be done. C. What we should do. D. What we must do.3. Some people won’t trust a computer to diagnose

their illness, ________ ? A. will you B. won’t you C. will they D. won’t they

Practice (Page 241-242)

B

B

C

系动词 + 主语

否定词或

+ 助动词 + 主语 + V

否定状语

情态动词 + 主语 + V

否定副词或状语放在句首

Mr. Johnson is not only a writer but also a poet. Not only is Mr. Johnson a writer but also a poet. He had hardly finished his speaking when someone rose to refute his points. Hardly had he finished his speaking when someone rose to refute his points. We should separate ourselves from the masses at no time. At no time should we separate ourselves from the masses.

否定副词或状语放在句首

1. No sooner _________ here then he fell ill. A. he had arrive B. Had he arrived C. Had arrived he D. did he arrive2. Little___________ that the region was so rich in

natural resources at that time. A. we know B. do we know C. we knew D. did we know3. Under no circumstances ________ the school

discipline. A. a student should disobey B. should a student disobey C. should disobey a student D. disobey a student should

Practice (Page 243)

B

D

B

系动词 + 主语

Only+ 副词

Only+ 介词短语 助动词 + 主语 + V

Only+ 状语从句

情态动词 +主语 +V

Only + 状语放在句首

Only then did people realize the importance of computers.

Only through special training are people able to make effective use of computers.

Only after the right materials were found, could Edison make light bulbs in a large scale.

Only + 状语放在句首

1. Only in this way _________ to improve your oral English.

A. you can hope B. can hope you C. can you hope D. hope can you2. Only after he had finished his assignment,

___________ . A. he returns B. he returned C. does he return D. did he return 3. Only ________ and develop this computer

software. A. Mr. Jones can design B. can Mr. Jones design C. Mr. Jones designs D. Does Mr. Jones design

Practice (Page 244)

C

D

A

系动词 + 主语

So

Neither + 助动词 + 主语

/ Nor

情态动词 +主语

So, neither / nor 放在句首

He is good at handwriting. So am I.

Jack will not attend the meeting, and neither will his friend.

Mary cannot speak Chinese; nor can her sister.

So, Neither / nor 放在句首

1. Society has changed, and _________ in it. A. so has the people B. the people has so C. so have the people D. the people have so 2. You won’t believe this lie. ___________ . A. nor will I B. Nor do I C. Nor will I D. Nor won’t I 3. People couldn’t live without water; ________. A. Neither could animals B. Nor could animals C. neither could animals D. so could animals

Practice (Page 245)

C

C

C

全部倒装： 引导词 there和副词放在句首的句型。

部分倒装： 疑问句一般要用倒装语序； 否定副词或状语放在句首的倒装句型； Only + 副词放在句首的倒装句型 表示“也 (so)”，“也不 (neither /

nor) 的倒装句型。

Summary

1. Exercises on page 245-245. 2. Please do all exercises of this chapter online. The web address is: http://210.42.192.25/yufa/index.php

Assignment

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