部分倒装语序。
注意:①only修饰状语从句时,从句不倒装而主句倒装。
Only then did I realize he,too,was an Englishman.
只有在那时,我才意识到,他也是个英国人。
Only over 18 are you allowed to join the navy,airforce or army.只有超过18岁,你才被允许加入海军、空军或陆军。
Only when the war was over in 1918 was Einstein able to get back happily to work.只有在1918年战争结束时,爱因斯坦才能够愉快地返回工作岗位。
②only后接名词或代词时,属修饰主语,不采用倒装语序。
Only she can solve the problem.
只有她能解决这个问题。
(2)含有not only...but also的句子,若把not only提到句首,让not only和but also引导两个分句时,not only引导的分句要采用部分倒装语序,但but also引导的分句不倒装,而且与前边句子中相同的成分可以省略。
Not only did they take away everything he had but also his German citizenship.他们不仅带走了他所拥有的一切,而且还剥夺了他的德国公民权。
(3)把含有否定意义的词(never,not,nowhere,hardly,few,little等)或频度副词(often,frequently,always,many times等)放在句首时,要采用部分倒装语序。
Never shall I forget the past bitter days.
我永远不会忘记过去苦难的日子。
Not a single mistake did the little pupil make in his composition.那个小学生在作文中连一个错误都没有犯。
Seldom does my aunt go to church on Sundays.
我婶婶星期天很少去教堂做礼拜。
Frequently does my companion beat me at chess.
我的伙伴屡次下棋战胜我。
(4)so..that和such...that句型中,若把so或such及它们所修饰的词提至句首时,主句采用部分倒装语序,但that引导的结果状语从句中语序正常。例如:
So shallow is the lake that no fish can live in it.
这个湖很浅,鱼不能在里边生存。
Such rapid progress did my nephew make that he was able to keep a diary in English before long.我侄子取得了如此快的进步,他不久就能用英语记日记了。
(5)not...until句型,若将not until短语提至句首时,主句要采用部分倒装语序。
Not until he has corrected all our homework will the geography teacher be able to come.直到改完我们所有的作业以后,地理老师才能来。
(6)neither...nor引导两个分句时,两句都要采用部分倒装语序。
Neither was the director for the plan nor was he against it.主任既不赞成也不反对这个计划。
Neither did I know about it nor did I care about it.
关于此事我不知道也不关心。
(7)以so开头的句子(在肯定句后),说某人、某事与前边提到过的相同时