部分倒装
部分倒装常见的结构有:
(1)否定或半否定的词语、否定结构置于句首,如 no,not,never,seldom,little,hardly,at no time,in no way,not until...,Not only...but also,Hardly/Scarcely...when,No sooner... than等。
例如:
Never have I seen such a performance. 从未见过这样的表演。
Not only did he refuse the gift, but he also severely criticized the sender.
他没有收下礼物,还狠狠批评了送礼的人。
Hardly had she gone out when a student came to visit her.
她刚出门,就有个学生来访。
(2)so,neither,nor 表示“也、也不”的句子要部分倒装;表示“的确如此”句子不倒装。
例如:
Tom can speak French and so can Jack. 汤姆会讲法语,杰克也会。
—It is raining hard. 雨下得真大。
—So it is.是呀。
(3)“Only+副词/介词短语/状语从句”放在句首时倒装。
例如:
Only after being asked three times did he come to the meeting. 叫了三次,他才来参加会议。