部分倒裝
(1)so, neither, nor置于句首說明與前者情況一致時,如,
I like swimming, so does my brother.
(2)only +狀語放在句首,如,Only through this method can we win.
Only in this way can we do the work well.
(3)含有否定意義的詞置于句首,如,Hardly, scarcely, not, seldom, no sooner, never, little, at no time, in no way, no more等,如,Never had I heard that.
Little did I know about this.
(4)以often, so +形容詞或副詞開頭的句子,如,
So heavy is the box that he cannot carry it.
(5)用于省略if的虛擬條件句中,將had, were, should提前,如:
Were I you, I wouldn't do that.
Had he come, we would have won.
(6)用于某些表示祝愿的句中,如,
May you be happy for ever.
II.例題
例1、Not only ____ this machine but ____ it.
A. can he run……can he repair B. can he run……he can repair
C. he can run……he can repair D. he can run……can he repair
解析:該題答案為B,在not only……but (also)句型中,只有but前面的部分倒裝,but后面仍是正常語序。
例2、____, it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with laser(激光).
A. Hard although the diamond B. Hard as the diamond is
C. As the diamond is hard D. Has hard is the diamond
解析:該題答案為B,在讓步狀語從句中,從屬連詞as可以表示though,但要用倒裝語序。
例3、Only in this way ____ to improve the situation there.
A. can you hope B. you can hope C. hope can D. you hope
解析:該題答案為A, only和它所修飾的狀語一起置于句首時,須用倒裝。