据语法要求，把谓语动词置于主语前，称为完全倒装，把助动词或情态动词置于主语前，称为部分倒装。

1. 副词如：in, out, down, there, here, off, over, away, etc. 句子倒装。(完全倒装，但主语不能是代词)

Down jumped the murderer from the tenth floor.

In came Miss Green.

(特别注意：当主语是人称代词时不倒装。)

Away she went!(她走了!)

Here you are!(你在这儿!)

2. only + 副词(介词短语)位于句首，句子要倒装。

Only then did he realize that he was mistaken.

Only by working hard can we succeed in doing anything.

3. well, so, often, such, few, little 放于句首，句子形成倒装。

So fine was the weather that we all went out lying in the sun.

Well did I know him and well did he know me.

4. 否定词或具有否定意义的词及词组用在句首时，句子须倒装。此类词有： neither，nor，hardly，scarcely， rarely，seldom，not，never，not only，barely，at no time，nowhere等。

e.g. — Jack could not swim.

— Neither could Tom.

Never have I seen such a good movie.

5. as引导让步状语从句，须倒装。(准确地说，是将需要强调的词提到as的前面。)

Rich as he is, he spends a cent on charity.

Try as he does, he never seems able to do the work beautifully.

6. 在表示祝愿的句子中。

May you make greater progress! (愿你取得更大进步!)

7. 在虚拟条件句中，连词if省略时，句型要倒装，即将were, had, should等词提到句首。

Were I you, I would go abroad to take advanced study.

我要是你，就出国进修了。

Should he come tomorrow, he would help us to settle the problem.

他要是明天来的话，他会帮我们解决这个问题的。

8. 百分特例重点：

Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want.

尽管我们为自己的绝好鉴赏力感到自豪，但我们已经无法自由地选择我们所需要的东西了。

考试真题

1. (2008上海) So much of interest _____ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all。

A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer

考点解析：题干为so…that句式，因so位于句首，因此主句采用部分倒装语序。最佳答案为C。

2. (2008陕西)Not until the motorbike looked almost new _________ repairing and cleaning it。

A. he stopped B. did he stop C. stopped he D. he did stop

考点解析：题干中含有not...until.。.句式，而且not +until从句位于句首，因此主句采用部分倒装语序。最佳答案为B。

3. (2008辽宁) Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______。

A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I

考点解析：前句为否定句，下句不是前句的情况适用于另一主语，因此应用neither/nor+系动词/助动词/情态动词+主语，最佳答案为B。

4. (2008重庆) Only when I left my parents for Italy ______ how much I loved them。

A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize

考点解析：因Only+ when状语从句位于句首，因此主句应采用部分倒装语序，最佳答案为D。

5. (2009年郑州市高中毕业班第一次质量预测) —How did you enjoy your visit?

— in my life had I received such good service from any business。

A.Few B.Never C.Only D.None

考点解析：依据题干中had I received谓语采用倒装的信息，可判断空白处填副词Never ，最佳答案为B。

6. (江西省重点中学协作体2009届高三第一次联考)—It was careless of you to have left the house without turning off the cooker。

—My God! 。

A.So were you B.So was I C.So did I D.So I did

考点解析：答语中的My God!暗示说话人同意上句的内容，因此空白处填So I did，表示“天那，我真是(太粗心)”。最佳答案为D。

7. (2009年江西省南昌市高三调研测试卷) Never before in greater need of modern public transport than it is today。

A.has this city been B.this city has been

C.was this city D.this city was

考点解析：因含否定意义的词语Never位于句首，因此谓语需用部分倒装语序，句中含副词before多用现在完成时，因此最佳答案为A。