1) so… that 句型中的so 位于句首时,需倒装。例如:
So frightened was he that he did not dare to move an inch. 他害怕得很,动也不敢动。
2) 在某些表示祝愿的句型中。例如:
May you all be happy. 愿你们都快乐。
3) 在虚拟语气条件句中从句谓语动词有were, had, should等词,可将if 省略,把 were, had, should 移到主语之前,采取部分倒装。例如:
Were I you, I would try it again. 我是你的话,就再试一次。
典型例题:
1)Not until the early years of the 19th century___ what heat is
A. man did know B. man knew C. didn’t man know D. did man know
答案为D.否定词Not在句首,要求用部分倒装的句子结构。
2)Not until I began to work ___ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t I realizeB. did I realizeC. I didn’t realizeD. I realize
答案为B.
3) Do you know Tom bought a new car?
I don’t know, ___.
A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care
C. I don’t care neitherD. I don’t care also
答案为B. 句中的nor引出部分倒装结构,表示"也不".由 so, neither, nor引导的倒装句,表示前一情况的重复出现。其中, so用于肯定句, 而 neither, nor 用在否定句中。