Inversion

1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of …2. Not only am I interested in photography, but I took…3. Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all information you need to know.4. Here comes my list of dos and don’ts.

在英语中 , 主语和谓语的语序通常是主语在前 , 谓语在后。但有时为了语法结构的需要 , 或者是为了强调 ,谓语的全部或一部分却提到主语前面 , 这种语序叫做倒装。 倒装可分为 : a. 全部倒装 b. 部分倒装

倒装 (Inversion):

基本语序 natural order

subject 主 + predicate 谓 +object 宾

I 　 love English.

　倒装 Inversions

• 把谓语动词放在主语之前 , 叫倒装结构。• 如果全部谓语放在主语之前 , 叫全部倒

装 ;

• 如果只把助动词或 be 动词等放在主语之

　前 , 叫部分倒装。• Here comes the car. ( 全倒 )

• Never will Zhou Yang forget…( 半倒 )

动词主体仍在后面

1. There goes the bell.2. Out rush the children.3. Never was he interested in the pop stars.4. In front of the house was a small garden.5. Only then did I realize that I was wrong.6. No sooner had she gone out than the phone rang.

1.2.

4.

goesrush

was

Inversion(倒装句 )

① 若有主从句 , 哪句倒装。② 部分倒装还是完全倒装。

主语位于谓语 are there 之后

原句自然顺序是：　

Many students are there in the classroom.

全部倒装1. 用于 there be 句型。　 There are many students in the classroom.

(there be+ 主语 )

２ . 用于“ here (there, now, then) + 不及物 动词 + 主语的句型中 , 或以 out, in, up,

down, away 等副词开头的句子里面 ,

表示强调。 Here comes the bus. There goes the bell. Now comes our turn. Out went the children.

名词

注意：

代词作主语时 , 主谓语序不变。

Here comes he. ××

Here he comes.

Away went they. ×× 　　　 Away they went.

3. 当句首状语是表示地点的介词词组时 ,

也常引起全部倒装。

•From the valley came a frightening

sound.

• Under the tree stands a little boy.

Here comes the bus.

On the wall hangs a picture.

Out rushed the puppy.

Away went the girls.

1) ____ a letter for you.A. There are B. Is here C. Here is D. Is there

2) ____ a big paper-making factory by the lake.A. There stands B. Does there stand C. Standing there is D. It is standing

C

A

3) _______ and caught the mouse. A. Up the cat jumped B. The cat up jumped C. Up jumped the cat D. Jumped up the cat4) -Where is your father? -Oh, _______.A. here he comes B. he here comes C. here does he come D. here comes he

C

A

5) Look out! ______A. The bus come there B. There comes the bus.C. Does the bus come? D. Comes the bus there.

6) Under a big tree ____, half asleep.A. did sat a fat man B. a fat man sat C. did a fat man sat D. sat a fat man

B

D

１ . 用于 only 开头的句子 ( 修饰副词、介词 短语或状语从句 ) Only in this way can you learn English well.

部分倒装

２ . 用于 never, hardly, seldom, little, at no

time, not only, rarely, little, not a bit 等 否定词开头的句子里。 Never shall I do this again.

３ . 用于 no sooner than, hardly when 和 not until 的句型中。 No sooner had she gone out than the

class began. 　　 Not until the teacher came did he

finish his homework.

４ . 用于 so, nor, neither 开头的句子 , 表示 重复的内容。此句谓语应与前句谓语的 时态形式一致。Jack can not answer the question.

Neither can I. He has been to Beijing. ____________

So have I.

So he has

我也去过。 ( 不同人 / 情况 )

是的 , 他确实去过。( 同个人 / 情况 )

1) My wife is a teacher, and ___. A. so am I B. so I am C. also I am D. too I am2) She is not fond of cooking, ___ I. A. so am B. nor do C. neither do D. nor am3) Mr. Smith promised to help me and ____ the next day. A. neither he did B. so he did C. neither did he D. so did he

A

D

B

Such an interesting book is it that John has

read it twice.

５ . 在 so/such …that 的结构中，若 so/such

置于句首，则句子部分倒装。1) It is such an interesting book that John

has read it twice.

2) It is so interesting a book that John has

read it twice.

So interesting a book is it that John has

read it twice.

6. 由 as 或 though 引导的让步状语从句有时也用 倒装句，即把表语或部分谓语提前。

他虽然是个孩子，但已经熟知英语。Child as/though he was, he had a good command of English.

他虽有耐心，但也不愿意等三个小时。Patient though/as he was, he was unwilling to wait three hours.

7. 用于某些祝愿的句子。 1) May you succeed!

2) Long live China!

I have never seen such a performance. Never have I seen such a performance.

You will find the answer to this question nowhere. Nowhere will you find the answer to this question.

 

Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room.

当 Not until 引出主从复合句 , 主句倒装 , 从句不倒装。

这里绝不允许吸烟。 At no time are you allowed to smoke here.

In no way are you allowed to smoke here.

只有当 not only…but also 连接两个分句时 , 才在第一个分句用倒装结构。如果置于句首的 Not only…but also仅连接两个并列词语，不可用倒装结构。Not only you but also I am fond of music.

Not only can mp3s provide us with fun, but also they can help us learn English well.

Only after being asked three times did he come to the meeting..

Only by practicing everyday can you learn English well.

高考真题

1. (10 江西 , 33) Not until he left his home ______ to know how important the family was for him. A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he had begun

2. (10 四川 , 9) We laugh at jokes, but seldom _____ about how they work ． A. we think B. think we C. we do think D. do we think

A

D

3. (10 江苏 , 33) —Is everyone here? —Not yet…Look, there_______ the rest of our guests! A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming4. (10重庆 , 33) At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River______, one of the ten largest cities in China. A. lies Chongqing B. Chongqing lies C. does lie Chongqing D. does Chongqing lie

B

A

5. Only when I left my parents for Italy.

_____ how much I loved them.

(2008 重庆 )

A. I realized

B. I had realized

C. had I realized

D. did I realize

D

6. _____ you eat the correct foods ____

be able to keep fit and stay healthy.

(20008 江苏 )

A. only if; will you

B. Only if; you will

C. Unless; will you

D. Unless; you will

A

7. It was announced that only when the

fire was under control _____ to return

to their homes. (2008 江西 )

A. the residents would be permitted

B. had the residents been permitted

C. would the residents be permitted

D. the residents had been permitted

C

8. ______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies. (2006 浙江 ) A. Only B. Just C. Still D. Yet9. Only then _____ how much damage had been caused. (2006 陕西 ) A. she realized B. she had realized　 C. had she realized D. did she realize

A

D

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1. ---Do you know Jim quarreled

with his brother?

---I don’t know, _______.

A. nor don’t I care

B. nor do I care

C. I don’t care neither

D. I don’t care also

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B

2. Not until all the fish died in the river

____ how serious the pollution was.

A. did the villagers realize

B. the villagers realized

C. the villagers did realized

D. didn’t the villagers realized

A

3. Only in this way ____ do it well.

A. must we B. we could

C. can we D. we can

4. Hardly ____ when it began to rain.

A. had he arrived B. arrived he

C. he had arrived D. did he arrive

C

A

5. Only when class began ____ that he

had left his book at home.

A. will realize B. he did realize

C. did he realize D. should he realize

6. Not a single mistake ____ in the

dictation yesterday.

A. did he make B. made by him

C. he made D. he had made

C

A

7. No sooner ____ his talk than he ___

by the workers.

A. he finished; surrounded all

B. did he finish; did surround

C. had he finished; was surrounded

D. after he finished; was surrounded

near

C

8. At the foot of the mountain _____.

A. lie a beautiful lake

B. does a beautiful lake lie

C. lies a beautiful lake

D. do a beautiful lake lie

9. I finally got the job. Never in all life

___ so happy.

A. did I feel B. I felt

C. I had felt D. had I felt

C

D

10. _____ the plane.A. Down flying B. Down was flying C. Down flew D. Flew down

11. -She plays the piano very well. - _________. A. So every one of us does B. Every one of us does C. So does every one of us D. So do every one of us

C

C

12. The door opened and there ____.

A. enters an old man

B. entered an old man

C. did an old man enter

D. an old man entered

B

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把下列句子改为倒装。

1. I have never seen him before.

__________ I seen him before.

2. She had hardly gone out when a student

came to see her.

_____________________ when a student

came to see her.

Never have

Hardly had she gone out

3. I didn’t go there. He didn’t go there

either.

I didn’t go there, _________________.neither/nor did he

4. A terrible Genie ( 妖怪 ) stood before

the fisherman.

Before the fisherman _______

_______________.stood a

terrible Genie

5. People seldom did experiment to test

their ideas.

_____________________________ to

test their ideas.Seldom did people do experiment

6. You can learn English well only in

this way.

__________________ you learn

English well.

Only in this way can

7. Lu Xun was not only a great writer,

but also a great thinker.

__________________ a great writer,

but also a great thinker.Not only was Lu Xun

8. It didn’t stop raining until midnight.

____________________ it stop raining.Not until midnight did

Leaning about Language

Discovering useful structures

1 Find three examples of inversion in the reading passage.

1) Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.

2) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.

3) Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

2 Rewrite these sentence using normal

word order.

1. I did not know how to use that

recorder. Neither did he.

Neither he or I knew how to use

that recorder.

2. Only then did I begin my work on designing a new bridge.

I only began my work on designing a new bridge then.3. Not only was there a Christmas tree,

but also exciting presents under it. There was not only a Christmas tree

but also exciting presents under it.

4. “Is everything ready yet?” asked Hu

Xin to the photographer.

Hu Xin asked the photographer, “Is e

verything ready yet?”

3 Rewrite these sentences using

inversion. First, find the phrase to

begin with. Then change the word

order of the sentence. Use the words or

phrases underlined to rewrite these

sentences.

1. You will see so many seats only at a

stadium in Beijing.

Only at a stadium in Beijing will you

see so many seats.

2. I have seldom seen a situation which

made me so angry.

Seldom have I seen a situation which

made me so angry.

3. You will be able to write a good report only after you have acquired the information you need.

Only after you have acquired the information you need will you be

able to write a good report.4. He gave a lot of presents to his friends,

but he has never given one to me. Never has he given a present to me

though he gave a lot (of presents) to his friends.

5. She is not only good at languages, but

also at history and geography.

Not only is she good at language, but

she is also good at history and geogra

phy.

6. I have never read such an exciting report before.

Never before have I read such an exciting report.

7. She took part in a horse riding competition, and did not miss a jump once.

Not once did she miss a jump when she took part in the horse riding competition.

4 Certain expressions can introduce an inverted sentence. Now complete the following sentences that begin with these expressions.

1. Only after _________________ did

______________________________

___________.

2. Not once did ___________________

______________________________.

my operationmy neighbours come round to offer me support

you come to say you

were sorry after breaking the vase

people get hit and

never seem to feel the pain

3. Seldom have I ___________________

_____________________________.

4. Only by doing ___________________

could ___________________________

_____ .

5. Only in a ____ can ________________

_________________________.

been so happy as when

my son graduated from university

her exercise every day

Jane hope to run professionally

again

film

6. Not once did __________________ ___

_____________________________ ___

____________________________ ____

____________.

7. Only then did __________________

______________.

Zhou Jie receive an ad

mission notice to Beijing university, b

ut he also won a scholarship to study

in America.

she remember what

her aunt told her

Homework

1. Summarize the rules of inversion in

your own way.

2. Finish the exercises Using Structures

in workbook on Page 64.