1 .完全倒装(1) 表示方式或方位的副词或介词短语,如 here, there, now, then, up, down, in, away, off, out, in the room, on the wall 等,置于句首时,完全倒装
John opened the door
There stood a girl he had never seen before
( 摘自 2010 陕西高考 )约翰打开门,他从来没见过的一位女孩站在那儿
Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away fled the thief
( 摘自2009 上海高考 )听到狗的狂叫声,小偷逃掉了
[ 点津 ] 上述情况中,若主语是人称代词,则主谓语不用倒装
Away they went
(2) 表语位于句首时,其倒装结构为“表语+连系动词+主语”
Present at the meeting were some scientists from China
许多来自中国的科学家出席了会议
Gone are the days when we were poor
我们贫穷的日子一去不复返了
2 .部分倒装(1)only 修饰副词、介词短语或状语从句,且放在句首时
Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours did they reach a decision
( 摘自 2011 湖南高考 )直到他们把那个问题讨论了几个小时之后才作出决定
(2) 否定副词 never, nor, not, hardly, little, seldom, scarcely, rarely 及表否定意义的介词短语 at no time, under/in no circumstances, in no cas