1)有些连接词引导的句子需要倒装。如so,neither,nor,等等。
Jim can drive a car,so can I.
Jim会开车,我也会。
2)有些副词和连词引导的分句也需要倒装。但倒装的部分不同,需要特别记忆。如as引导的分句需将被强调的词前置到句首,即as前,但主谓语顺序不变。而however引导的分句是将被强调词放在however之后,主语之前,但主谓语顺序不变。
Try as she might,Sue couldn’t get the door open.
尽管苏费很大的劲儿尝试,门就是打不开。
I really want the car.however much it costs.
不管多贵,我就是要这辆车。
3)有些副词引导的句子,如here,there,now,then,out,in,down,up,away,等等,需要主谓语倒装。但如果主语是代词,则主谓语不倒装。
Here comes the boss.
老板来了。
Here he comes.
他来了。
Out rushed the boy,no one knew why.
男孩冲出去了,没人知道原因。
4)具有否定意义的词或短语作句首时,主谓语倒装。这些词有:hardly,seldom,rarely,little,barely,scarcely,in no time,not,never,by no means,hardly...when,no sooner...than,
not only...but also,等等。
Hardly had she sat down when the phone rang.
她刚坐下电话铃就响了。
Never had she been so confused.
她还从来没有这样困扰过。
5)Only作句首强调副词、介词短语或状语从句时主谓倒装,但强调主语时不倒装。
Only in this way Call we find him.
只有这样我们才能找到他。
Only Tom can find him.
只有Tom能找到他。
例题及说明:
例1:when he saw his wife’s face did Tom realize the true meaning of her remark.(2007)
A.Just B.Never C.Only D.Usually
说明:考查only作句首强调状语从句,主句中主谓语倒装。答案:C。后半句是主句,并且从主谓语的顺序可知是个倒装句:did Tom realize。Never和only放在句首都必须主谓倒装,但never不合题意。【句子大意】Tom只有看着妻子的脸时,才能知道她的话的意思。
例2:Nowhere else in the worldiTlore beautiful scenery than in Switzerland.(2005)
A.you can see B.you had seen C.can you see D.had you seen
说明:考查否定词放句首,主谓语倒装。答案:C。否定词起始的句子主谓语要倒装。这里表示一般性的赞美,用现在时。【句子大意】瑞士的风景是世界任何其他地方都不能与之媲美的。