Inversion 倒裝

帶否定意義的副詞置于句首時

帶否定意義的詞置于句首時，主謂語需要倒裝。

Rarely does he go to the movies.

Not for a moment did he doubt the truth of her honesty.

Little do I know about the meaning of this proverb.

Never before the night had I felt the extent of my power.

含有否定詞的介詞短語在句首時

含有否定詞的介詞短語在句首時，句子主謂倒裝。

這類介詞短語包括：in no case, at no time, in no way, by no means, on no account, in no sense, under no circumstances, 等等。意思為“決不，在任何情況下都不。”

“Only+狀語”置于句首時的倒裝

“Only+狀語”置于句首時，主謂語需要倒裝。

1) Only by practicing a lot outside class can we speak English fluently.

2) Only when I saw him did I remember that I promised to bring him a gift.

3) Only then did I know that I was wrong.

not only位于句首時的倒裝

句首是not only且連接分句結構時，引起局部（部分）倒裝。

Not only did we lose our money, but we were also in danger of losing our lives.

Not only can he sing very well, but he can also play some musical instrument very skillfully.

neither，nor表示“也不”時的倒裝

句首是neither，nor表示“也不”時，主謂語需要倒裝。

I couldn't solve the problem, neither /nor could my brother.

= I couldn't solve the problem. My brother couldn't, either.

I didn't go to school, nor did Mary.

= I didn't go to school. Mary didn't, either.

so表示“也是，同樣”時的倒裝

句首是so表示“也是，同樣”時，主謂語需要倒裝。

Copper is a good conductor; so is silver.

John failed in the exam; so did Mark.

He takes part in sports activities, so do his classmates.

I have been to the Temple of Heaven, so has she.

平衡倒裝

There+be或其它不及物動詞come，go，happen，occur，stand，exist等結構中，為避免句子頭重腳輕，平衡倒裝。

There stands an old house that is being pulled down.

There existed a hostile relationship between the two families.

There are many hobbies involving the creativity of a person.

Such/so…that句型中的倒裝

Such/so…that句型中such+名詞或so+形容詞，副詞等位于句首時，主句中主謂倒裝。

So badly was he injured in the accident that he had to stay in the hospital for treatment.

So excited was I that I didn’t know what to say.

比較狀語從句中的倒裝

than引導的比較狀語從句中，主從句謂語趨向中間以達到平衡，此時從句要求主謂倒裝。

Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, man is less limited by nature than were his forefathers/ancestors.

表頻率的狀語至于句首倒裝

表頻率的狀語至于句首，倒裝。

Many a time has he given us sound advice.

Twice a week does he go to visit his grandparents.

More than once have we heard him make such promises.

As,though讓步狀語從句中倒裝

在以as，though引導的讓步狀語從句中，從句常用倒裝語序，把表語或狀語提前。（名，形，付， 動詞）

Child that he is, he can distinguish between right and wrong.

Intelligent as/though you are, you should be modest.

Much as I admire him, I don't think he is perfect.

Try as she did, she failed again.

虛擬語氣中的倒裝

虛擬語氣中省略“if”或“whether”時的倒裝。

Were it left to me to choose, I prefer the latter to the former.

Had it not rained so heavily, we would have visited the Summer Palace yesterday.

Be we rich or poor, we should have our own dignity.

副詞至于句首

Here、there、in、out、up、down等表示方位的副詞至于句首時，主謂需要倒裝。

Here comes the bus.

Down jumped the little boy from the bridge.

Here it ( 指the bus) comes.

There they went.