一、完全倒装 

1 在 There be 句型中 

2 用于 “ here (there, now, then)+ 不及物动词+主语” 的句型中 或以 up, down, out, in, away, off, ahead 等副词开头的句子里以表示强调。 ⑴ Here are some flowers for you. ⑵ Then began our new lesson. ⑶ Out rushed the boy. ⑷ Ahead sat an old man. 

3 当句首状语为表示地点的介词词组时。 ⑴ South of the city lies a big zoo. ⑵ From the valley came a frightening sound. ⑶ This is our building, on top of which is flying a red flag. 

4 表语置于句首时倒装结构为 “表语+ 连系动词 + 主语”. ⑴ Present at the meeting were Professor White, Professor Smith and many other guests. ⑵ Happy is he who has a sound mind in a sound body. ⑶ Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people. ⑷ Among the goods are Christmas trees, flowers, candles and toys. 

5. 带有直接引语的句子位于引语后面或中间时通常需全部倒装。但如果引述动词的主语是代词或者引述部分后面还有间接宾语一般不倒装。 ⑴ “ I agree with you.” said his parents. ⑵ “ Would you like a cup of tea?” he asked politely. ⑶ “ Our family are going on a trip,” Meimei told me, “ and we are going by bike.” 

6 用于 so, nor, neither 开头的句子表示前句所说的内容也适合于另外的人/物。 ⑴ He has been to Beijing. So have I. ⑵ Li Wei can’t answer the question. Neither can I.

 二、部分倒装 

1. 疑问句一般用倒装语序 

2具有否定意义的单词词组结构放在句首引起的倒装。( never, hardly, seldom, scarcely, barely, little, by no means, at no time, in no way, under no circumstances, no sooner…than, hardly… when…, not only…but also…, neither… nor…) ⑴ Nowhere else in the world can you see such a wonderful sight. ⑵ By no means shall I meet him halfway. ⑶ Not until I came back did he leave for work. ⑷ Neither did I know this nor did I want to. 

3. 以频率状语many a time, often, not once always, now and again, every other day等或以方式状语 thus 开头的句子中 ⑴ Often have I heard it said that he is not to be trusted. ⑵ Many a time have I seen that man begging from house to house. ⑶ Thus did he finish the job. 

4. 以副词only 和它所修饰的状语 副词、短语或句子一起放在句首时 ⑴ Only by working hard can we succeed in everything. ⑵ Only when he told me did I realize what trouble he was in. ⑶ Only Wang Ling knows this. (only 后面的内容不是状语则不用倒装) 

5 在以连词 as / though 引导的让步状语从句中 ⑴ Woman as she is, she is courageous. = Although she is a woman, … ⑵ Try as he would, he might fall again. ⑶ Hard as he studies, he cannot pass the exam. ⑷ Heavily as it rained, he decided to go there. 

6 用于省略 if 的虚拟条件句 ⑴ Were he my friend, I would expect his help. ⑵ Had you reviewed your lessons, you might have passed the exam. ⑶ Should it rain tomorrow, I should stay indoors. 

7 “ so …that…”, “ such … that…” 结构放在句首时 ⑴ So many questions did they ask me that I got confused. ⑵ So shallow is the lake that no fish can live in it. ⑶ Such a moving film was it that they were all lost in thought after it was over. 

8 在某些表示祝愿的句子中 ⑴ May you succeed! ⑵ Long live the people! 

三、不需倒装的特殊句式 

1 感叹句中的 what 和 how 看似特殊疑问词易误导人将感叹句判断为特殊疑问句而用倒装语序 ⑴ What a long way it is from Beijing to London! ⑵ How beautiful a flower it is! 

2 带插入语的特殊疑问句要用陈述语序 ⑴ Where do you think he has gone? 

3 名词性从句应用陈述语序 ⑴ When he will come is unknown to me. ⑵ No one can be sure what man will look like in a million years. 

4 whatever, however 引导的让步状语从句应用陈述语序 ⑴ We’ll have to finish the job however long it takes.