英语语法倒装inversion.ppt

A question is a common case of inversion Has he packed his suitcase? Never have I eaten such an exotic dish. Not only did the restaurant owner serve rotten tomatoes but were impolite to the costumers. Seldom do I go out since my children were born. (but) I seldom go out since my children were born. With the expressions ONLY AFTER, ONLY BY, ONLY IF, ONLY WHEN, NOT UNTIL / TILL, the inversion is in the main clause. Only if you have a nourishing diet will you have a healthy life. Only after trying the recipe several times was she able to get the whipped cream Were I you, I would tell the truth (If I were you) Had I been told, I would have asked before. (If I had been told) After verbs of movement or adverbial expressions of place when they come at the beginning of a sentence. Outside the house was a big pine tree. On the chair lay a cat Here comes the bus There she goes (not there goes she because she is a pronoun not a noun.) With SO (+) / NEITHER / NOR (-) to express agreement “I love turkey” - “ so do I” “I have been to Brazil” - “so have I” “I sent her a message” - “So did I” “I can’t stand spiders” - “Neither can I” “ I won’t do that” - “Nor will I” “I can swim very well” - “I can’t ” “ I didn’t do the homework” - “I did”