On Inverted Sentences

English sentences usually have two word orders: one is declarative and the other is inverted. The word order in which part or all of the predicate is placed before the subject is called inverted word order. There are two kinds of inverted sentences: the whole predicate before the subject is called the whole invention; However, only by putting be, modal verbs or auxiliary verbs before the subject is it called a partial invention. Now the author discusses some inverted sentences in middle school English teaching and compares some related sentences.

First, it is completely inverted.

(1) In sentences beginning with adverbs such as here, there, now, then.

1. There is a huge painting here, which was painted by Tintoretto.

2. The bell rang.

It's your turn now.

It rained heavily for three days.

Being, happening, living, listening, lying, happening, rising, appearing, coming, keeping, etc. ) sentence patterns.

1. There are at least thousands of people in the square.

There is a big tree in front of our school.

(3) Begin with adverbs such as out, in, up, down and away in onomatopoeic words or sentences.

1. Click. Click to the knitting room.

The young soldier was very scared when the gun rang.

Along the roots, a big tiger rushed out of the bushes.

The plane flew higher and higher, and finally disappeared in the clouds.

(4) The prepositional phrase indicating the location is at the beginning of the sentence.

1. There is a beautiful lake at the foot of the mountain.

The soldiers ran to the building, and a flag was flying on the top of the building.

There are two towns to the east of the lake.

There is an injured soldier lying under the tree.

If the subject of the above four sentences is a personal pronoun, you don't have to turn it over.

1. He came in and came back.

Second, partial inversion.

(1) Only when the first sentence, adverbs and prepositions are modified to form adverbial clauses.

Only then did he find it important to get along with others.

Only in this way can we make great progress.

You can't see him until he comes back.

The same applies to sentences or clauses that start with related conjunctions, not only ... but also.

Not only did they break into his office and steal his books, but they also tore up his manuscript.

Only at the beginning of a sentence, (including not only conjunctions ... but also) only modifying (or connecting) the subject part will not cause inversion.

Only a healthy body can accommodate a healthy mind.

But please pay attention to the following sentence:

I only saw five of them in the office.

(2) When the adverbial at the beginning of a sentence is a negative word or a word with negative meaning, commonly used words or words are not, never, hardy, selly, hardy, scarely and not until, no before, ... So, when is Hardy, ... No ... and so on.

1. I have rarely seen such a beautiful painting.

Hardly had I got home when the phone rang.

I didn't realize how much time I wasted until I started working.

I have never said such a thing.

I didn't touch a finger of him.

6. Few people will have such an opportunity.

But when the negative word negates the subject, the negative phrase does not contain negative meaning, or the negative meaning of the adverbial at the beginning of the sentence has been offset by another noun behind it, there is no need to invert it.

1. Although autumn has come, not a leaf has fallen on the tree.

2. The locusts came at once and began to eat everything.

They often go abroad.

(3) Omit if in the subjunctive conditional sentence.

1. I should be free this afternoon. I'll help you with your homework.

If I were you. I'm not suitable for your job.

Without the captain, the ship would sink with the people on board.

If not, we can say ... or it didn't ... but we can't say it wasn't ... or wasn't it ... so the following sentences should be regarded as sick sentences.

If it weren't for his wife's money, he would never be a director.

(4) In the So sentence pattern ... that, to this ... this or that ... that.

1. They danced so beautifully that the tall white Lillian peeped in from the window. (Oscar Wilde)

She was so absorbed in the rehearsal that two actors walked around.

That man rushed in such a hurry that he almost knocked me down.

(5) When so is at the beginning of a sentence, it means that the above situation also applies to another person (or thing).

I trust him completely. So will anyone who knows him.

In So it is (was) without, or when So means "it is true, it is true", expressing agreement and affirmation of a certain statement, or emphasizing a certain statement, often does not cause inversion.

1. Jack studies German, but he doesn't study French. So is Jim.

2. "It will be a cold winter."

"Yes, that's what the newspaper said."

Li Ping studies hard, so he does.

So we can often see the following sentences.

You said that Tom went to the dance yesterday, so did he and so did I.

(6) When "internal or" is at the beginning of a sentence, it means that the previous negative content is also applicable to another person or thing; Or an extension of negative meaning.

1. "I didn't mean that, you know."

Me neither.

I don't know. I don't care.

Pay attention to the special usage of never and nor.

1. Just as my eyesight is poor, others have my son and others have my child. (just ..., s o ... is used in negative sentences, only inside. )

He won't go, inside will i. (When used to cause the main clause after the If conditional sentence, you can only use inside. )

You can't do it, neither can I, nor can anyone. (negative for many times in a row, often used as nor).

(7) When adverbial of mode and adverbial of frequency are placed at the beginning of a sentence, it sometimes causes partial inversion.

1. I clearly remember that day, I saw a terrible accident on that road.

Mary once gave me good advice.

(8) Sometimes in order to balance the needs of sentences, avoid the feeling of top-heaviness.

1. The dark days of the old society are gone forever.

2. This is the reward of the crown of virtue, (Shakespeare)

In the above sentence patterns, if the predicate verb only has the copulative verb be, then this kind of sentence should be completely inverted.

This mark is so small that I can hardly see it.

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Several situations of English inversion sentences

1. The sentence pattern of "partial adverb+intransitive verb+subject" needs to be completely inverted. Commonly used adverbs mainly include: here, there, now, then, come out, go in, go down, go up, go and so on. , indicating emphasis. When the subject is a pronoun, there is no need to turn it over.

The boy rushed out.

Brown waves have fallen.

2. The phrase indicating position is placed at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the inverted word order.

This famous city lies to the west of the lake.

There is+subject+place. The verb be can also be other words, such as lie and stand.

There are many different kinds of moon cakes on the table.

There was a famous thinker in Greece named Aristotle.

4. If the direct quotation indicates who said it and the subject is a noun, it needs to be completely inverted; When the subject is a pronoun, there is generally no need to flip it.

"Let's go!" Said the captain.

"Take off your boots!" The guard ordered.

5. In order to keep the sentence balanced, either emphasize the predicative or adverbial, or make the context closely connected.

They came to an old church in front of which stood a large group of people.

6. Used in the sentence beginning with so, it means to repeat the same content before, meaning "so what". In addition, in the result adverbial clause sentence patterns so…than…, if so … emphasize at the beginning of the sentence that the main sentence needs to be partially inverted.

I often go out for a walk after supper. So is she.

I often go out for a walk after supper, and so does she.

Hearing the news, she was too excited to say a word.

Hearing the news, she was too excited to say a word.

7. The words "inside, inside" used at the beginning of the sentence mean to repeat the same content before, "not very good".

Li Lei can't answer this question. Neither can i.

If you don't wait for him, neither will I.

8.only is placed at the beginning of the sentence, emphasizing adverbials (adverbs, prepositional phrases or adverbial clauses, etc. ), and the word order of the whole sentence should be partially reversed.

Only in this way can we get in touch with them.

Only because he was ill did he not come to school.

Note: only is placed at the beginning of the sentence. When emphasizing the subject, the word order does not need to be reversed.

Only Mr. Wang knows about it.

9. Words with negative meanings should be placed at the beginning of the sentence, and the word order needs to be partially reversed. Commonly used words are: no, never, rarely, carefully, reluctantly, rarely, at any time, not just once, if conditions permit, Hardy … when, not early … thank you … and so on.

I had no idea that he was a spy.

I didn't know he was a spy.

Hardly had I got home when it began to rain.

As soon as I entered the room, the phone rang.

10. In subjunctive mood, inversion replaces condition.

If he were here next week, he would help us solve this problem.

Without light, we can't see anything.

1 1. Used in some sentences expressing wishes.

Wish you success! Wish you success! Long live People's Republic of China (PRC)! Long live the people of China!

I wish you progress in your study, please adopt it in time, thank you!