Hello, guys, here is an article concerning inversion in the English language, specially prepared for those who are obliged to participate in exams or those who would like to improve their writing skill.
英语倒装归类分析
一、 当only修饰副词、介词短语或状语从句置于句首时要用倒装，将相应的助动词放到主语之前。例如：
1. Only by practising a few hours every day _____ be able to use it.
A. you can B. can you C. you will D. will you
二、 否定副词not, never, seldom, little, hardly, scarcely, nowhere, few, not until等位于句首时，句子要倒装。例如：
2. Not a single song _____ at yesterday’s party.
A. she sang B. sang she C. did she sing D. she did sang
3. Seldom _____ any mistakes during my past few years of working here.
A. would I make B. did I make C. I did make D. shall I make
4. Not until I began to work _____ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t I realize B. did I realize C. I didn’ t realize D. I realize
三、 副词so放在句首，表示前面肯定句中所说的情况也适用于另外一个人时，句子要倒装;当neither，nor在句首，表示前面的否定也适用于另外一个人时句子要倒装;so, nor, neither表示相同概念的肯定或否定时，句子也要倒装。例如：
5. My brother had a bad cold last week, and so _____.
A. did I B. had I C. was I D. I did
6. “Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother?”
“I didn’t know, _____.”
A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also
7. He is a good student, and works very hard, _____.
A. so it is with her B. so does she C. so is he D. neither does she
四、 含有否定意义的连词置于句首，如no sooner…than…, neither…nor, hardly…when…, scarcely…when…, not…until…等需要倒装。例如：
8. _____ entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his report.
A. He hardly had B. Had he hardly C. Hardly had he D. Hardly he had
五、 以here, how, there, then等副词位于句首时，要倒装。例如：
9. Then _____ the Civil War.
A. did follow B. followed C. does follow D. following
六、 有些介词短语如at no time, in no case, by no means, many a time, only in this way放在句首时要倒装。例如：
10. Many a time _____ swimming alone.
A. the boy went B. went the boy C. did the boy go D. did go the boy
11. Only in this way _____ the problems.
A. you can solve B. can you solve C. you solve D. did you solve
七、 虚拟语气的条件从句中，省略了if后，had, were, should等放在条件句主语前，形成倒装。例如：
12. _____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off visiting Beijing.
A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Will
八、 由as, though, however构成的让步状语从句，从句要倒装，一般结构为：形容词(副词或名词等)+as/though/however+主语+谓语。例如：
13. _____ , mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he B. However he is late C. However is he late D. Late, however, he is
答案：1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. B 13.B
教学参考：倒装结构总结
英语中的倒装结构不仅是各类考试的重点,也是我们在阅读理解中正确理解句意的关键,同时也是我们写作增色的措施之一。由此可见,我们有必要掌握其结构和用法。由于倒装结构较多,下面将其重点内容列出,以使其结构与用法一目了然。
一、全部倒装无需助动词
here,there,then,in,up,down,off,away等副词开头的句子,用来表示强调。
1.副词+谓语+主语。例:
Then rang the bell.
Here comes the bus.
Here come the buses.
2.介词短语+谓语+主语。例:
A girl stood in front of the house. =In front of the house stood a girl.
3.副词+主语+谓语(主语为代词不倒装)。例:
Mr Li came in.=In came Mr Li.=In he came.
4.表语置于句首,强调表语,或保持句子平衡。(形容词、ed分词、ing分词、介词)+be+主语。例:
Present at the meeting was Professor Li.
Fastened on the wall was a gun.
Hanging behind the door was a skirt.
Outside the doctor’s were 10 patients.
二、部分倒装需要借助助动词副词
1.only +副词、介词短语、状语从句,(位于句首时。但only +主语位于句首不倒装)倒装主句。例:
Only then did I realize I was wrong.
Only at work does he feel happy.
Only if he has time will he come here.
(Only socialism can save China./Only the boy can work out the problem.)
2.hardly,never,scarcely’not,no,little,seldom,not until,in no time等否定词(短语)位于句首时。例:
I have never been to London.=Never have I been to London.
Seldom does she wear skirt.
Not a single mistake did he make.
3.so...that中的so或such...that中的such位于句首时(Such+be+主语)。例:
He is so busy that he can’t attend it. =So busy is he that he can’t attend it.
Such a nice pen does he has that he likes it very much.
4.动词、形容词、名词+as /though的让步状语从句中,倒装从句。例:
Though she is pretty, she is not clever.=Pretty as she is, she is not clever.
