Unit 9

1. 全部倒装

倒装倒装

2. 部分倒装

3. Exercises

1. 全部倒装

倒装是语言中的一种强调手段，通常将正常语序中较晚出现的成分移至句首。倒装主要分为全部倒装和部分倒装。

全部倒装全部倒装又称主谓倒装，把整个谓语置于主语之前。这类倒装主要出现在如下句型中： 状语 + 谓语 + 主语或表语 + 谓语 + 主语

1. 全部倒装

比如：Here comes the bus.Away went the car.There, in the distance, stands a big tree.First came the president and then his wife.Equally inexplicable （难以理解的） was his behavior towards his son.Sitting around her were her children.需要注意，在状语 + 谓语 + 主语句型中，如果主语为代词，主语和动词部分不倒装。如：Away they went.There he comes.

2. 部分倒装部分倒装常出现在以下几种情况中：1. 句首为否定副词或带有否定意义的词组时 常见词 ( 组 ) 有 never, nowhere, no sooner (…than), not until, infrequently, little, rarely, seldom, hardly, neither, nor, not only, in no way, by no means, in/under no circumstances 等。例如： Neither do we know how the universe began, or how it will end—if, indeed, it ends at all. Never will anybody move without a force strong enough to overcome the resistance. Never has my brother been abroad before. Hardly had I sat down when I heard someone knocking at the door. No sooner had he returned than he bought a fine house and went to live there.

2. 部分倒装2. only 置于句首，修饰状语 ( 从句 ) 时 Only in this way can we accomplish it on time. Only as the air bubbles out （排出） does the water fill the container.

3. 句首为表示方式及频度的副词时 Often does he warn us not to touch the poisonous chemical. Well do I remember the day when it happened. Often had I intended to speak of it.

4. 以 so (…that) 开头的句子 So great was the destruction that the south took decades to recover. So quickly did the workmen finish their work that they were given more pay.

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5. as 引导的让步状语从句中，表示状态、情形的形容词置于句首。 Prominent ( 卓越的 ) as he is in his field, he remains easy-going. Wealthy as he is, I don't envy him.

6. 在省略了 if 的虚拟条件句中 Were I you, I wouldn't feel sorry. Had the captain been more careful, his ship would not have been sunk. Should the weather be wet, the meeting would not be held.

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1. Directions: In this exercise, there are 15 sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

C

B

A

1 ） ______ 1895 did Cornell University begin to offer a degree in that area.

A. Until B. Not since C. Not until D. In2 ） She never laughed, ______ lose her temper. A. or she ever did B. nor did she ever C. or did she ever D. nor she ever did3 ） Then ______of testing and repairing troubles in the spacecraft. A. came many months B. many months had come C. many months came D. has come many months

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4 ） No sooner had they entered the hall ______ the lights went out. A. when B. before C. and D. than5 ） ______ that this region was so rich in natural resources. A. Little he knew B. Little did he know C. Little he did know D. Little he had known6 ） ______ a position with the company, I would have shown myse

lf at the reception. A. Had I B. Have I C. Should I D. Had I had7 ） At no time ______ more frightened than now. A. I had ever been B. I have ever been C. had I ever been D. have I ever been

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8 ） Only when in danger _____ human beings. A. will attack most snakes B. snakes will most attack C. will most snakes attack D. most snakes will attack9 ） My sister can’t cook; _____. A. either can my brother B. nor my brother can C. neither can't my brother D. my brother can't either10 ） Not even once _____ his life in danger. A. the hunter has ever put B. did the hunter put C. has the hunter put D. have the hunter put11 ） Poor _____ he is, he has got a strong will. A. as B. although C. while D. if

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12 ） ______, the damage would have been serious. A. Has such a disaster occurred B. Had such a disaster occurred C. If such a disaster occurred D. If such a disaster has occurred13 ） Never before ______ so many people in our country been inter

ested in athletics. A. has B. have C. had D. are14) _______that he forgot where he was. A. So the story was interesting B. So interesting was the story C. Was the story so interesting D. Interesting was the story15) Often _____ that a good command of English is very important. A. did he tell us B. he told us C. does he tell us D. he tells us

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2. Directions: Invert the following sentences according to what you’ve learned about inversion.

1)You can improve your spoken English only by practice.

2) She seldom chats with foreigners.

3) I’ve never taught such a clever student as he.

4) The little boy had no sooner seen me than he ran off.

Only by practice can you improve your spoken English.

Seldom does she chat with foreigners.

No sooner had the little boy seen me than he ran off.

Never have I taught such a clever student as he.

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5) She is not only interested in math, but she is also active

in sports.

6) If I were you, I would have gone there.

7) He was so frightened in the darkness that he didn't dare

to move an inch.

Not only is she interested in math, but she is also active in sports.

Were I you, I would have gone there.

So frightened was he in the darkness that he didn't dare to move an inch.

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3. Directions: Put the following sentences into English in inverted

structure. 1) 我从来没有像现在这样喜欢这个地方的气候。

2) 他一见我就离开了房间。

3) 他们对这项计划有信心，我也是。

4) 只有当你获得充分证据时，你才能得到正确的结论。

Never before have I liked the climate of this place as I do now.

No sooner had he seen me than he left the room.

Only when you have obtained sufficient data can you come to a sound conclusion.

They have confidence in this plan and so do I.

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5) 我们渴望的时刻终于到了。

6) 约翰非常孤立，没有人愿为他说一句好话。

7) 尽管他年纪小，但工作做得不错。

Then came the hour/time we had been looking forward to.

So isolated was John that no one said a word in his favor.

Young as he was, he did good work.