① 下列三类否定词位于句首时要倒装。
(1)否定副词:
never(从不),hardly(=scarcely几乎不),seldom(很少),little(几乎不),rarely(很少)
(2)否定副词短语:
by no means(绝对不),in no way(绝对不),under no circumstances(在任何情况下都不)
(3)否定副词从句:
not until he came(直到他来),only when he came(只到他来的时候),only after he came(只到他来之后)
② 正确的倒装结构
(1)主语+be动词→be动词+主语
He is never interested in sports.
Never he is interested in sports.
Never is he interested in sports.
他对体育运动从不感兴趣。
(2)主语+情态动词或will,shall等→情态动词或will,shall等+主语
He can by no means handle it.
By no means he can handle it.
By no means can he handle it.
他绝无能力处理那件事。
(3)主语+动词→do/does/did+主语+动词原形
只有把工作做完后我才离开。
Only after I finished my work I left.
Only after I finished my work did I leave.
提示
①not only…but also(不仅……而且)连接两个对等的从句时,not only后用倒装,但but also后的句子不倒装,also应置于句中或省略,或不用also,而在句尾加as well。
她不仅会唱歌而且还会跳舞。
Not only she can sing,but also she can dance.
Not only can she sing,but she can(also)dance.
②not同neither,nor连用。
He can't sing,nor I can.
He can't sing,nor can I.
他不会唱歌,我也不会。
=He can't sing,and neither can I.
③no sooner…than(一……就……)结构要倒装。
No sooner I had left than he came.
I had no sooner left than he came.
No sooner had I left than he came.