倒装句(完全倒装与部分倒装)
一、完全倒装(谓语动词全部置于主语之前)
- 方位副词置于句首(here, there, up, down, away, in):
- Down came the rain.
- 注意:如果主语是人称代词,则不倒装:Here he comes.
- 介词短语置于句首表地点:
- Under the tree sat an old man.
二、部分倒装(助动词 / be 动词 / 情态动词置于主语前)
- 否定或半否定词置于句首(seldom, hardly, never, little, barely, scarcely, by no means):
- Never have I seen such a magnificent view.
- only + 状语置于句首:
- Only in this way can we achieve our goals.(修饰状语,倒装)
- Only Tom knows the truth.(修饰主语,不倒装)
- so / neither / nor 置于句首表同样看法:
- He likes reading, and so do I.