倒装结构也是英语考试中的常考语法现象,该结构分为全部倒装和部分倒装。所谓全部
倒装是指整个谓语部分放在主语前面;而部分倒装是指谓语的一部分(情态动词或助动词)放在主语之前。
考点一:表示地点、方向和时间的副词或者介词放在句首时,句子要全部倒装。这些词有:
here, there, up, down, out, away, now, then,
There was a sudden gust of wind and away went his hat.
In each room are ten students. 每个房间里有十个学生。
考点二:当含有否定意义的词或短语放在句首时,要用部分倒装。这类词包括:
not, never, neither, seldom, little, nowhere, hardly, scarcely, rarely, no longer, not until,
at no time, by no means, on no account, in no case, under no circumstances, on no account, not only … but also…
Nowhere in the world can you find a man who loves you so much.
Not until he came back did I leave. (注意:只能是主句的主谓倒装)
On no account will the manager tolerate rudeness from his employees.
考点三: as +adj. / adv. 以及“to such a degree, to such an extent, to such a point.”放在句首, 表示程度,句子要倒装。
To such an extent did his health deteriorate that he was forced to retire.
So diligently does he work that he often forgets to eat and sleep.
考点四:虚拟语气中,省去if 后, 从句需要倒装。
Had he not been promoted, he never have remained with the company.
(= If he had not been promoted, …)
Should you change your mind, no one would blame you.
Were he to leave today, he would get there by Monday.
Had I known what was going to happen, I would never have done such a thing.
本来为If I had known what…