Inversion

Look at the sentences in

our textbook, and find

out what inversion is.

1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his assignment at

the office of a popular English newspaper.

2. Only if you ask many different questions will

you acquire all the information you need to

know.

3. Not only am I interested in photography, but I

took a course at university to update my skills.

Zhou Yang will forget

you will acquire

I am interested

Look at the sentences in our textbook, and find out what inversion is.

在英语中，主语和谓语的语序通常是主语在前，谓语在后。但有时谓语的全部或者一部分（通常是助动词或情态动词）却提到主语的前面，

这种语序叫做“倒装”。

Other examples

to review the definition of

inversion

1. Only at a stadium in Beijing you will see so many seats.

2. Seldom I have seen a situation which made me so angry.

3. Never he has given a present to me though he gave a lot to his friends.

will you

have I

has he

4. Not only she is good at languages, but

also at history and geography.

5. Only after you have acquired the skills

you need, you will be able to write a good

report.

6. Never before I have read such an

exciting report.

is she

will you

have I

Two kinds of inversion:

full inversion & partial inversion

1. A little girl stood in the rain.

In the rain stood a little girl.

2. The boy went away.

Away went the boy.

3. Your dog runs here.

Here runs your dog.

4. A picture hangs on the wall.

On the wall hangs a picture.

1. In the rain stood a little girl.

2. Away went the boy.

3. Here runs your dog.

4. On the wall hangs a picture.

全部倒装：把谓语全部提到主语之前 ,即…… + 谓语 + 主语

Sentence patterns Sentence patterns

about full inversionabout full inversion

1. 用于 there be 句型　 There are many students in the classroom.

主语位于谓语 are 之

后

1. There be 结构。在此结构中可以用 exist,

lie, live, stand 等代替 be 。 e.g. There stood a dog before him.

________ a beautiful palace ____ the foot

of the hill.

A. There stand; at 　 B. There stands; under

C. Stands there; under 　 D. There stands; a

t

2. 在以 here, there, now, then等副词开头的句 子里 , 谓语动词常为 be, come, go 等。

Translation

现在轮到你了。 ____________________.

e.g. Here comes the old lady!

Then followed another shot of gun.

Now comes your turn

3. 表示方向的副词 out, in, up, down, away,

off 等置于句首，要用全部倒装。

Off went the car. The door opened and in came Mrs. Smith.

The door opened and in came Mr. White. The door opened and in she came.

Here comes the car.Here it comes.

On hearing the shot, away flew the bird.On hearing the shot, away it flew.

如果主语是人称代词

则不用倒装。

Choose the best answer.

1. There ________. And here ______.

A. goes the phone; she comes 　 B. is the phone going; is she

C. does the phone go; does she come 　 D. the phone goes; come she

4. 当表示地点的副词 ( 如 inside ， outside等 ) 、介词词组 ( 如 on the wall, west of the house 等 ) 在句首时。 e.g. East of the lake lie two towns. Inside was an exhibition of the most up- to-date inventions of the 31st century.

Near the church _________ cottage. A. was such an old B. had a so old C. was such old a 　 D. is so an old

5. 直接引语的一部分或全部放在句首时， 有时也用倒装。 “What does it mean?”

asked the boy.

但 “ What do you w

ant?” he asked.

1. 全部倒装的结构：把 ____ 全部提到主语之前 , …… 即 + 谓语 + _____。

谓语主语

2. 全部倒装可应用于： * ______ __ 结构。在此结构中可以用 exist, lie, live, stand等代替 be。

There be

• _________ 的一部分或全部放在句首时。

• 在以 here, _____, now, ____ 等副词开头的 句子里 , 谓语动词常为 be, come, go 等。

there then

• 表示方向的副词 ___, in, up, ______, awa

y,

off 等置于句首。

out down

• 当表示 ____ 的副词 , 介词词组在句首时。

地点

直接引语

1. I shall never do this again.

2. You can say “no” to the order at no time.

3. You will learn English well only in this way.

4. The problem is so easy that I can work it out.

Never shall I do this again.

At no time can you say “no” to the order.

Only in this way will you learn English well.

So easy is the problem that I can work it out.

Never shall I do this again.At no time can you say “no” to the order.Only in this way will you learn English well.So easy is the problem that I can work it out.

把助动词 , 情态动词 , 系动词放在主语之前，即 : 助动词 / 情态动词 / 系动词 + 主语 + 谓语剩下的部分。

Sentence patterns Sentence patterns

about partial inversionabout partial inversion

1. 用于疑问句　 Do you speak English?

What do I need to take with me?

Have you had your

temperature taken?

2. Only + _____ (副词 , 介词短语或从句 )

放在句首时。 Only when you listen to me attentively c

an you understand what I am saying.

Only then did he realize his mistakes.

Only in this way can you learn math well.

状语

3. 含有否定意义的副词或连词，如 never, hardly, seldom, little, at no time, not until, no/not, rarely 等放在句首时。

a. I did not make a single mistake. Not a single mistake did I make.b. We have never seen such a sight before. Never before have we seen such a sight.c. He seldom goes to school late.

Seldom does he go to school late.

3. I had hardly reached the bus stop when the bus started. Hardly ____________the bus stop when the bus started.

1. He cares little about what others think. Little ___________ about what others think.2. I had no sooner set off than it began to rain. No sooner ___________ than it began to rain.

had I set off

had I reached

does he care

Hardly/scarcely … when …, No sooner … than … 刚……就……

1. Not only __________ not be afraid of

difficulties, but also ________ try our

best to overcome them.

A. we should, we should

B. we should, should we

C. should we, we should

D. should we, should we

4. 在 so/such … that结构中 , so或 such引导的 部分放在句首时。

So loudly did he speak that

even people in the next room

could hear him.

He spoke so loudly that

even people in the next room

could hear him.

4. 在 so / such … that结构中 , so或 such引导的 部分放在句首时。

Such a noble person is he that people all respect him.

5. if 虚拟条件句的谓语动词中含有 were, had, should 时 , 省去 if, 把 were, had, should提到 主语前时。 If Mark had invited me, I would have

been glad to come. Had Mark invited me, I would have been

glad to come. If I were you, I would try my best. Were I you, I would try my best.

6. 用于 so, nor, neither 开头的句子 , 表示重 复的内容。 He has been to Beijing. So have I.

Jack can not answer the question. Neither

/ Nor can I.

— John won the first prize in

the contest.

— So he did.

Special sentence Special sentence

patterns about patterns about

inversioninversion

1. “ 分词 / 代词 / 形容词 + be + 主语”结构。 Gone are the days when teachers were l

ooked down upon.

Such was the story he told me.

Present at the meeting were many arts.

为了保持句子结构平衡 , 避免头重脚轻。

2. as ( 虽然 ) 引导的让步状语从句必须用倒装 结构，将表语、状语或动词原形提到 as

前 面。Tired as I was, I tried to help them.

Try as he would, he couldn’t open the door.

Hard as I study, I can not catch up with

him.

Boy as he was, he behaved like a girl.

提前的名词前要省去冠词

3. 在表示祝愿的句子中用倒装。 May you succeed!

Long live the People’s Republic of China.

4. 感叹句。 How heavily it rained!

What an interesting talk they had!

Rewrite the following sentences using

inversion.

1. I shall not give her a gift until her birthday.

Not until _____________________________.

2. I realized what trouble he was in only when

he told me.

Only when __________________________

________________.

he told me did I realize what

trouble he was in

her birthday shall I give her a gift

3. If I had been informed earlier, I could have done something.

4. The teacher said, “He is a clever boy.”

5. A horse was in the distance.

Had I been informed earlier, I could have done something.

“He is a clever boy, ” said the teacher.

In the distance was a horse.

Translate the following sentences using inversion.1. 飞机飞下来了。 Down ____ ___ _____.2. 虽然他年轻，他很勇敢。 ______ __ he ___, he is very brave. 3. 我哪也没看过比这更好的表演。 _____ _____ I ____ a better performance.

flies the plane

Young as is

Never have seen

4. 他们那么吵我都无法专心工作。 ___ _____ _____ ____ they make that I

couldn’t be absorbed in the work.

5. 这就是结果。 _____ ___ the results.

So much noise did

Such are