J倒裝句的寫法J
(Inversion
Supplement to)
21. Emphasis
(pp. 245 - 253)
(實用英文文法與修辭倒裝句補充教材)
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A. When
a sentence begins with an adverb negative in meaning: hardly,
neither, nor, never, no, not, scarcely, seldom, nowhere, etc.(but not no one, nobody, etc. used as nouns) 1.
He
did not say a word in my favor. Not a word did he say in my favor. Not until Japan
attacked Pearl Harbor and the 77th U.S. Congress declared I could find him nowhere. Nowhere could I find him. (I could not
find him anywhere.) 2.
You
must on no condition go alone. On no condition must you go alone. 3.
He
did not imply she was lazy in any way. In no way did he imply she was lazy. 4.
She
did not believe for an instant that he had lied. Not for an instant did she believe that he had
lied. 5. He had no sooner reached his home
than it began to rain. No sooner had he
reached his home than it began to rain. 6. The chance to visit the school did
not come till last week. Not till last week did the chance come to visit the
school. 7. I can agree in neither case. In neither case can I agree. 8. He hardly had any money. Hardly did he have any money. 9.
He
didn’t want to buy that expensive house. (neither
是正式用法，nor是非正式用法。) 10. I (1) have(2) never(3) seen such a nice girl. B. When a sentence begins with an adverb “so” 1.
Her
English (1) is (2)
so good (3) that all her classmates ask her
for help. So (3) good is (2) her English (1) that
all her classmates ask her for help. 2.
She
(1) is (2) so
understanding and tender (3) that everybody
likes her. So understanding and tender (3)
is (2) she(1)
that everybody likes her. Compare: She is very understanding
and tender, 3.
I
can play the guitar. So can she. 4.
I saw a movie yesterday. So did
she. 5.
She
is an English teacher. So am I.
1.
A student can make straight A’s only by studying hard. Only by studying hard can a
student make straight A’s. 2.
You can buy clothes and shoes like that only in Paris. Only
in Paris can you buy clothes and shoes like that. 註：倒裝句(inverted sentence)是英文八種加強句法之一。詳見拙著英語英文怎麼學
(pp.145 - 159)及拙著Practical English
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