① 下列三類否定詞位于句首時要倒裝。
(1)否定副詞:
never(從不),hardly(=scarcely幾乎不),seldom(很少),little(幾乎不),rarely(很少)
(2)否定副詞短語:
by no means(絕對不),in no way(絕對不),under no circumstances(在任何情況下都不)
(3)否定副詞從句:
not until he came(直到他來),only when he came(只到他來的時候),only after he came(只到他來之后)
② 正確的倒裝結構
(1)主語+be動詞→be動詞+主語
He is never interested in sports.
Never he is interested in sports.
Never is he interested in sports.
他對體育運動從不感興趣。
(2)主語+情態動詞或will,shall等→情態動詞或will,shall等+主語
He can by no means handle it.
By no means he can handle it.
By no means can he handle it.
他絕無能力處理那件事。
(3)主語+動詞→do/does/did+主語+動詞原形
只有把工作做完后我才離開。
Only after I finished my work I left.
Only after I finished my work did I leave.
提示
①not only…but also(不僅……而且)連接兩個對等的從句時,not only后用倒裝,但but also后的句子不倒裝,also應置于句中或省略,或不用also,而在句尾加as well。
她不僅會唱歌而且還會跳舞。
Not only she can sing,but also she can dance.
Not only can she sing,but she can(also)dance.
②not同neither,nor連用。
He can't sing,nor I can.
He can't sing,nor can I.
他不會唱歌,我也不會。
=He can't sing,and neither can I.
③no sooner…than(一……就……)結構要倒裝。
No sooner I had left than he came.
I had no sooner left than he came.
No sooner had I left than he came.