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倒装语序
inversion
英语的基本语序是
“
主语
+
谓语
”
,叫做陈述语序。
如果将谓语的全部或一部分放在主语之前,
叫做倒装语
序。当谓语全部放在主语之前时,叫做全倒装
complete
inversion
;当谓语的助动词或情态动词部分放
在
主语之前时,叫做部分倒装
partial inversion.
E.g.
There stands a
monument at the center of the square.
Never before have I seen such a
wonderful park.
一、全部倒装
1
.
There be
结构是典型的全倒装句
如
there are over 100 hundred
elements in the world.
There was no one
waiting.
2
.以
here,
there, then, thus, hence
等引导的句子,习惯上用全倒装,
其谓语动词通常是不带助动词或
情态动词的不及物动词。
如
here is a ticket for you.
Now comes your turn.
Thus
ended the lecture.
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.
表示方
向或地点的状语放在句首,
而谓语动词又是表示运动的词或表示存在的动词时,
主谓全倒装。
但是,当主语是人称代词时,不用倒装语序。
如
Down came the
bird.
---
Down it came.
On a hill in
front of them stood a great castle.
表示方向或地点的词或词组有:
up, down,
away, here, in, out of, on …
表示运动或存在的动词有:
go, come, fall,
rush,
be stand …
4
.
表语前置或者分词前置也会构成全倒装
如
Happy indeed are the young
people of today.
Marching at the head
of the procession were some veterans of the Second
World War.
5.
当介词短语作状语位于句首时,句子构成的完全倒装
out of sadness comes the awakening
At the basis of this
inaction is an old-fashioned concept
With economic growth has come
centralization of population
二、部分倒装
1
.否定词或具有(半)否定意义的词位于句首做状语时,要用部分倒装
这样的词有:
no, never, seldom,
little, few, rarely, hardly, never before,
nowhere, no longer, no more,
1
not often, not
until, no longer, no more, not only, at no time,
in no way, in / under no circumstances, in
no case, on no account, hardly … when…,
scarcely … when…, no sooner … than, not only … but
also…
等
如
Hardly did I think it possible.
Under no circumstances will we be the
first to use nuclear weapon.
Not only
did he refuse the gift, he also severely
criticized the young sender.
注意:当否定词或具有
否定意义的词在句中修饰或者充当主语成分时,不用倒装。
Little help can be expected
from Peter.
2
.当否定词或具有(半)否定意义
的词位于句首做宾语时,要用部分倒装
Nothing would the poor child reply.
No a single word did Tom speak.
但是,当主语是人称代词时,不用倒装。
Not
a word he said.
3
.不含否定词的状语放在
句首一般不用倒装,但是如果句首有
only
修饰时,要用半倒
装。
Only in Beijing have I seen
such a beautiful park.
Only then did I
realize the importance of English.
Note:
when
only
at
the
beginning
of
the
sentence
does
not
function
as
the
modifiers,
the
whole
sentence should be in normal order.
e.g. Only a capable manager can bring
this enterprise back to life.
4
.
”So…
that…
such
…
that
p>
”
结构中
“so
/ such +
状语
”
放在句首表示
强调时,要用部分倒装
So loudly did he speak that even people
in the next room could hear him.
Such was the force of the
explosion
To such an
extent do the parents love their son that they
have tried to satisfy every demand of
his.
如果
so + adj.
作表语放在句首,则要用全倒装
So strong and healthy is he
that he is never found ill.
Such is his
confidence in his daughter that he believes she
will be a great pianist one day.
5
.
“
as
/
so / neither / nor + inversion”
表示
”…
也如此
” /
”…
也不
…”
Tom can’t speak
French. Neither / nor can Jack.
2
He is sick, as
are other passengers.
The idea of
punishing a tiger that kills somebody is absurd;
for exactly the same reason, so is the idea
that tigers have rights.
They have all got up, and so has Jack.
当
So
表示对上一句的认同或强调,理解为的确,一定时,
尽管位于句首,也不构成倒装
On the dust jacket of this fine book,
Stephen Jay Gould says
“
this
book stands for reason
itself.
”
And
so
it does.
比较:
1)
----John is very bright
2)
they will have a good time
---- so he is
so they will
---- so is Mary
so will we
在表示前后两句的肯定表达情况相同时,可用
as
…
,
so
…
句型,后一句用倒装语序
Just
as first impressions are memorable, so are last
impressions.
6
.倒
装表示虚拟语气。当虚拟句中有
were, should, had
做助动词时,可用主谓到装表示虚拟语气,去
掉
if<
/p>
。
Should he come, tell him to ring me up.
Were I in your position, I would go.
7
.由
as, though
引导的让步状语从句
1)
由
as
引导的让步状语从句,可将
adj.
、
adv.
前置到句
首,但不是主谓倒装
Strong as he is, he cannot lift the big
stone.
Gently as her words were spoken,
there was no mistaking that she was displeased.
Impossible as it may seem, you have to
fight for every dream
Disillusioned
though she is with the future, the Time Traveler
has set off again on a journey through
time.
Note: though
引导的让步从句还有一种倒装方式较为正式。
当从句是主系表结构时,
省略连词
though
系
动词变原型放在句首。
No man loves his chains, be they made
of gold.
2) whether ,
引导的状语从句中,当省略
whether
时
,
系动词用原型
be
,置于句首。
Be they
common people or high-ranking officials, they
stand equal before the law.
All science
students, be they future physicists or chemists,
should have a good foundation in basic
science.
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