大学英语语法之inversion.ppt

Inversion Full inversion Partial inversion Full inversion --At the far end of the room stood a tall policeman. --“I love you,” whispered John. --Completely different is the last story. Partial inversion --He had no money, nor did he know anyone he could borrow from. --On no account must this switch be touched. --Only by chance did I hear that her mother had died. --Were she alive today, she would grieve at the changes. Sentences beginning with neither, nor, so, etc. --“I didn’t get much sleep last night.” “Neither/Nor did I.” --“My husband never touches a drying-up cloth.” “Neither does mine.” --He refused to apologize. Neither/Nor would he offer any explanation. --All the students were obviously very miserable. Nor were the teachers satisfied with the conditions at the school. --John saw the accident and so did Mary. --She was angry and so was I. when “so” expresses the affirmative response to others, we will not use inversion --“You’ve spilled coffee on your dress.” “ Oh, dear. So I have.” --You’ve spilled coffee on the table, and so have I. (=…, and I’ve spilled coffee on the table, too.) --“That’s Isabel, look!” “So it is!” --“I’m having a tooth out tomorrow.” “So am I.” (=…, I am having a tooth out tomorrow, too.) --You asked me to leave, and so I did. --You asked him to leave, and so did I. when “neither” becomes the subject of a sentence, we will not use inversion --Neither of them wanted to stay. The inversion of “nor ” in “neither…nor” structure --Sam neither has long hair, nor does he wear jeans. --Mary was neither happy, nor was she sad. --They have neither replied to my letters, nor have they answered my telephone calls. Sentences beginning with negative adverb expressions seldom, rarely, scarcely, hardly, never, few, little, in vain, much/ even/ still less; Phrases or structure with the use of no/not no sooner…(than), on no account, in no circumstances, in no way, by no means, at no