[Inverted sentence] Inverted sentence

倒裝句會讓文章顯得比較正式的，如果，是朋友之間的書信來往，或不想讓文章顯得太正式，就不要使用倒裝句型。第二點是不要在一篇文章中，寫太多的倒裝句，會導致強調語意的效果沒了，也會讓讀者的閱讀體驗變不好。文章越短，倒裝句要用的越少，才會有畫龍點睛之妙。

1. Negative Inverted Sentence

否定倒裝句就是將否定副詞、否定副詞片語、否定副詞子句移至句首的倒裝句。

常用的否定副詞：

never (從不) 、hardly (= scarcely 幾乎不)、rarely (很少)、seldom (很少)、little (幾乎不) 。 常

用的否定副詞片語：

by no means (絕對不 )、 in no way ( 絕對不 )、 on no account ( 絕對不 )、 under no circumstances ( 絕對不)、in no situation ( 絕對不 )。

常用的否定副詞子句 ：

not until he came (直到他來) 、 only when he came (只有當他來的時後) 、 only after he came (只有到他來之後 )。

I have never seen such a pretty girl as she (is).

Never have I seen such a pretty girl as she.

我從未見過像她這麼美的女孩。

You are by no means the person we need.

By no means are you the person we need.

你絕非我們需要的人

I was not aware of it until he came.

Not until he came was I aware of it.

直到他來，我才發覺這件事

2. so / such Inverted Sentence

句中有 be 動詞時，該 be 動詞與主詞倒裝

He was so surprised that he couldn't say a word.

So surprised was he that he couldn't say a word.

Such was his surprise that he couldn't say a word.

他是如此地驚訝，以至於說不出話來。

Amy was so sad that she cried her heart out.

So sad was Amy that she cried her heart out.

Such was Amy's sadness that she cried her heart out.

Amy是如此地傷心，她痛哭失聲。

They are such lazy students that they have no hope of passing the exam .

Such lazy students are they that they have no hope of passing the exam .

他們是很懶惰的學生，沒希望通過考試

句中有助動詞時，該助動詞與主詞倒裝

He has done so well that he deserves our respect .

So well has he done that he deserves our respect.

他做得這麼好，值得我們尊敬

He can do it under no circumstances.

Under no circumstances can he do it.

他絕不做此事

He will not do it until Mary offers to help

Not until Mary offers to help will he do it.

直到瑪莉主動幫忙，他才做這事

He can do such a difficult job that he must be quite talented .

Such a difficult job can he do that he must be quite talented.

他能勝任這麼困難的工作，一定很有天賦

句中若有動詞時不可直接倒裝，須在主詞之前先按該動詞時態及人稱變化，分置 do , does 或 did，再將該動詞變成原形動詞。

He did such a wonderful job that he won our respect.

Such a wonderful job did he do that he won our respect.

3. Adverb Inverted Sentence

地方副詞 ( there , here ) 或地方副詞片語 ( in the room , at the station , by the window ) 置於句首，亦可形成倒裝句。

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_Q7riGDonJEbWqeA6e_VbggA2Stra_2SjXtWwZLnss/edit

A boy stood there.

There stood a boy.

那兒站著一個男孩

4. Fully Inverted Sentence

He who works hard is respectable.

Respectable is he who works hard.

努力工作的人值得尊敬

5. as in place of though Inverted Sentence

Though he is nice, I dislike him.

Nice as he is, I dislike him.

他人雖然好，我卻不喜歡他。

only + 介系詞片語

You can master something only by constant practice.

Only by constant practice can you master something.

只有透過不斷練習，你才能真的精通一件事情。

I will forgive him only when he apologizes sincerely.

Only when he apologizes sincerely will I forgive him.

只有當他誠心誠意的道歉，我才會原諒他。

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NzHaa_yj_3lLk0sDk6wlPHl6uskBmAtYHkzBrd9IKkk/edit

6. 假設句

would have (想做或會做可是沒有做的事情)

If he had been here, the problem would have been solved.

Had he been here, the problem would have been solved.

如果他在這裡的話，問題早就解決了。

If it should rain tomorrow, I would stay home.

Should it rain tomorrow, I would stay home.

萬一明天下雨的話，我就待在家。

should have (想做或會做可是沒有做的事情)

 I’m so tired today. I should have gone to bed early last night.

我今天快累死了，昨晚應該早點去睡。[可是我很晚才去睡]

Could have (可以做但沒有做的事情)

 I could have picked you up at the airport, but I didn’t know you were coming.

我是可以到機場接你的，可是我不曉得你要來。[所以沒去接你]

Reference:

https://kaftin.com/thoughts/inversion-and-examples/

http://www.learnerhall.org/2013/01/sosuch-only.html