Grammar Inversion (1)
I. Study the following sentences and generalize what type of inversion it is. Pay special attention to the words at the beginning and the verbs.
1. ____________________________________________________________
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1). There goes the bell.
2). Here comes the bus.
3). Out rushed the children.
4). In came the others.
5). Off went Liming.
6). Away went the boy.
7). Down fell a pile of plates.
8). Up on the porters(搬运工) went the mass of luggage.
2. _______________________________________________________________________
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1). On the floor were piles of books, magazines and newspapers.
2). Along the river banks stand rows of trees.
3). In a lecture hall of a university in England sits a professor.
4). Below is a restaurant.
5). They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy.
6). Gone are the days when Iraqi people live peacefully.
3. _____________________________________________________________
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1). Only then did I realize that I was wrong.
2). Only in this way can we learn English well.
3). Only when the war was stopped were Iraqi people able to live happily.
4). Only if I get a good job will I make enough money .
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1). Never shall I forget it.
2). Not a single mistake did he make.
3). Hardly had I reached the bus stop when the bus started.
4). Not only was he robbed of everything, but he himself was badly beaten up
5). I can't see it anywhere.
---Nowhere can I see it.
6). Little does he know that the police was about to arrest him.
5. _____________________________________________________________
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1). She is a tailor. So is her mother.
2). He has been to Beijing. So have I.
3). I saw the film last week. So did she.
4). I have never been there, neither has he.
5). I didn't read the notice on the bulletin board, nor did he.
6. _____________________________________________________________
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1).So good was his English in one of these articles that Engels wrote him
a letter and praised him for it
2).So small was the mark that I could hardly see it.
3).Such was the force of explosion (爆炸) that all the windows were broken
7. ______________________________________________________________
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1). Were they here now, they could help us. (If they were here…)
2). Had you come earlier, you would have met him.(If you had come …)
3). Had Einstein cared much for money, he would have been very rich.
4). Should it rain, the crops would be saved.
II. More inverted sentences for your reference.
8. (作宾语的) 直接引语的一部分或全部放在句首,主语是名词时：
1).."What the child said is true,” said the father.
2)."This,"answered the guide,” is the room where Lu Xun once lived."
9. 以频度、方式状语开头的句子，多用倒装，但也可不用:
often, many a time, gladly等：
1). Often did we go for walks together.
2). Twice within my lifetime have world wars taken place.
3). Many a time has Mike given me good advice.
4). Gladly did I accept the invitation.
10. 以such开头的句子：
1). Such would be our home in the future!
2). Such are the results.
3). Such was Einstein, a simple man of great achievements.
英语中有的让步状语从句可用as, though等引起的倒装结构表示, 其结构一般为
“形容词(副词,…) + as/ though + 主语 + 谓语”
1).Young as she is , she has seen much of the world.
2).Strange though it may appear, it is true.
3).Woman as she is , she is very brave.
12. 某些表示祝愿的句子：
1). Long live the People's Republic of China!
2). May you succeed!
III. The following passage contains a lot of inverted sentences. Try to find them out and give the normal order.
A Boy’s Experience in a Hospital
Never had John been seriously ill. Not only had he never had an operation, but also had never been in hospital for any illness. So little did he know about hospital, in fact , that when his mother went into one, he did not know about visiting hours, nor did he hear about hospital rules. So when he decided to visit here, he simply walked into her ward (病房) at 7 in the morning with a bottle of gin (杜松子酒). The nurses were dumbfounded (目瞪口呆) for a moment. Never before had they seen such a thing. So quickly did the nurse in charge of the ward act that , however, no harm was done. No sooner had she seen John than she grabbed (抓住) him. At once she took him to her little room, and hardly had he been inside the room when she began to scold him. Often before, John had heard people being scolded, but nowhere had he heard such a fluent (流利) scolder as the nurse. For two minutes he listened to her mouth open, while she listed his crimes(罪行)…
IV. Exercises for Inversion:
Multiple choice:
( ) 1)There _______ from the river.
A. did shouts come for help B. came shouts for help
C. a boy comes D. comes he
( ) 2) ----He appeared to have known about it.
----- ________.
A. So does he. B. So he does. C. So he has. D. So has he.
( ) 3) ______been given more help, he would have succeeded.
A. If had he B. had he C. But for D. Without
( ) 4) Only in this way ______progress in your English.
A. you make B. can you make
C. you be able to make D. will you able to make
( ) 5) “ Did you enjoy that trip ?”
“I’m afraid not. And ______.”
A. my classmates don’t either B. My classmates don’t too
C. neither do my classmates D. neither did my classmates
( ) 6)Not until the early years of the 19th century ______what heat is.
A. man did know B. man know
C. didn’t man know D. did man know
( ) 7)Not only ______a teacher, but also _____a writer.
A. is he ; is he B. he is ;he is
C. is he ;he is D. he is ;is he
( ) 8)Seldom _____any mistakes during my past five years of service here.
A.I have made B. I made C. would I made D. did I make
( ) 9)______sat down_____ I heard someone outside calling me.
A. I hardly had ; then B. Hardly had I ; when
C. Hardly I had ; than D. Had I hardly ; and
( )10) _____ that he daren’t go out alone on a cold winter night.
A. So frightened was he B. Frightened as he was
C. Frightened was he so D. Though he was so frightened
( )11)_______going to join the army.
Not only are you but also I am B. Not only you but also I am
Not only you but also I are D. Both you and I am
( )12)________goes the bell. Out_________.
It, they rushed B. There, rushed they
C. There, they rushed D. Here, They rushed
V. Try to use inverted sentences to translate the following:
1. 在我一生中从来没有听过这样的笑话.
2. 这里是适合孩子们读的书.
3. 她不仅是一个好的歌手,而且是个好的演员.
4. 他只有大声喊叫才能让人听到.
我要是知道你要来, 我就待在家里不出去了.
他那么努力,因而能够通过考试.
VI. Make up some inverted sentences:
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Grammar Inversion (倒装)
Preview work
I. Collect as many inverted sentences（倒装句）as possible that you have met before . Think about the normal order (正常的语序) of the sentences you collected.
e.g. Here comes the bus!
It’s a bit small, isn’t it? So are the fish. (Lesson 45 Book II)
Try to find some sentences from the texts we have learned such as Lesson 50/58/63/ 78/79 and Lesson36 (NCE) etc.
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II. Discuss the following questions:
1). What is inversion?
(You may refer to P178 in your students’ book or your reference book)
2). Two types of inversion.
3). Why do we use inversion?
4). In what situations should we use inverted sentences?
(Please discuss and generalize (归纳) about the sentence structures.)
课件29张PPT。
Nowadays, people are in a dilemma. Why?
As everyone knows, SARS (非典型肺炎）is
being widely spread all over the world and
it has caused many people to death.
respirators(口罩)，
but in fact, the scientists and doctors have
informed us that it is not necessary to wear
respirators all day long.
1).He is as fit as a fiddle!
2).You look off color today!笨小孩口语广播someone is in low spirit,
we may approach him or her and say some
comforting words.
You look off color today! What's the matter?
Anything wrong?
They may answer like this:
-Well, today I don't feel comfortable and I think
I have got SARS
-What? Don't threaten me! Do you cough all day
long? Do you have a high fever?
-No, but I think it is the SARS! Now it is quite
epidemic!
-Oh, boy! I don't think you need to go to the
physician, but a psychologist! You are worrying
about nonsense!
Inversion (1)Welcome ! Try to give some
inverted sentences
you’ve met before. Check your preview work:倒装的定义及方式( the types)
倒装的场合( structures )
倒装的特殊情况
点击高考 (NMET)
使用倒装的意义
倒装句鉴赏
Teaching steps 3.Under the tree was sitting a charming girl.
1.I have only been to Beijing once.部分倒装 : 将be 动词或谓语中的助动词置于主语之前完全倒装: 直接将谓语的全部置于主语之前.
“I love you.” said John.2.Only in this way can you learn English well.
Until midnight did it stop raining.
Not only was everything he had taken away
from him, but also his German citizenship.Group discussion in four:study & generalize1). There goes the bell.
2). Here comes the bus.
3). Out rushed the children.
4). In came the others.
5). Off went Liming.
6). Away went the boy.
7). Down fell a pile of plates.
8). Up on the backs of the porters went the mass
of luggage.1.在以here, there,out, in, up, down, away, off
等表示方式的副词开头的句子里, 用完全倒装句。 Here , the book , you , want, isthe air, the rocket, Up, went, into.Here is the book you want.Up went the rocket into the air.the, away, bird , flewAway flew the bird.1). On the floor were piles of books, magazines
and newspapers.
2). Along the river banks stand rows of trees.
3). In a lecture hall of a university in England
sits a professor.
4). Below is a restaurant.
5). They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of
which sat a small boy.2.为了保持句子平衡，或为了强调表语或状语，
或使上下文紧密衔接时 ， 用完全倒装。1). Only then did I realize that I was wrong.
2). Only in this way can we learn English well.
3). Only when the war was stopped were Iraqi
people able to live happily.
4). Only if I get a good job will I make enough
money . 3.only所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从句放在
句首时,句子或主句需要 部分倒装：Now comes your turn to make up
your own sentences! 1). Never shall I forget it.
2). Not a single mistake did he make.
3). Hardly had I reached the bus stop when
the bus started.
4). Not only was he robbed of everything ,but he
himself was badly beaten.
5). I can't see it anywhere.
---Nowhere can I see it.4.含有否定意义的副词或连词，如 hardly, never,
not, not only, little,seldom, rarely, hardly...when,
no sooner...,than, not/no+ 其它成分(no longer,
by no means, at no time, etc.)等：部分倒装Correct the following sentences:1.Never before our motherland has been as strong
A B C
as it is today.
D1.Never before has our motherland been as strong
A B C
as it is today.
D2. No sooner they had heard the alarm than
A B C
they rushed to the fore spot.
D2. No sooner had they heard the alarm than
A B C
they rushed to the fore spot.
D3.Nowhere else in England I have seen that
A B C
kind of tree.3.Nowhere else in England have I seen that
A B C
kind of tree.Only when I had heard the man's story,
did I realize you were in danger.
2. Not only did I hear about the elephant ,
but also saw one.Compare the two sentences:1.Not only ______ polluted but ______ crowded.
A. was the city; were the streets
B. the city was ; were the streets
C. was the city ; the streets were
D. the city was ; the streets were2. Not only ______ interested in football but ____
beginning to show a interest in it.
A. the teacher himself is…all his students are
B. the teacher himself is… are all his students
C. is the teacher himself…are all his students
D. is the teacher himself…all his students are 1). She is a tailor. So is her mother.
2). He has been to Beijing. So have I.
3). I saw the film last week. So did she.
4). I have never been there, neither has he.
5). The first one isn't good, neither is the second.
6). I didn't read the notice on the bulletin board,
nor did he.5. 副词so/neither/nor放在句首,表示前面所说的情况也
适用于另一人(或物): 用部分倒装. Complete the following sentences:1.They can leave now, ____________
(我们也能)
2.You can’t do it, ___________
(他也不能)
3. He didn’t see the film last night, _____________
(她也没看) so can we. nor can I . neither did she1). So good was his English in one of these articles
that Engels wrote him a letter and praised him
for it.
2). So small was the mark that I could hardly see it.
3). Such was the force of explosion (爆炸) that all
the windows were broken 6.为加强语气，“so/ such … that ” 结构中的so 或
such 位于句首时用部分倒装。Again comes your turn to make up sentences!1). Were they here now, they could help us.
2). Had you come earlier, you would have met him.
3). Had Einstein cared much for money, he
would have been very rich.
4). Should it rain, the crops would be saved. 7. 省略了if的虚拟条件从句：Should I…If I were…were I …If I had …Had I…If I should …Rewrite the following sentences:If you should run into John, tell him he owes
me some money.2. If you were to move your chair a bit to the left,
we could all sit down. Should you run into John, tell him he owes
me some money. Were you to move your chair a bit to the left,
we could all sit down.3. If I had known you were coming, I would have
stayed at home. Had I known you were coming, I would have
stayed at home.Which sentence is right?Away he went. ( )
Away went he. ( )
2.Only I know what an elephant is like. ( )
Only do I know what an elephant is like.( )
在away,here 放在句首这一类倒装中，
主语是人称代词是，主语和谓语的语序不变 only如强调主语，则不用倒装 3.Not only the students but the teachers wish
for a holiday. ( )
Not only do the students but the teachers wish
for a holiday. ( )
4."It was cold yesterday."
"So it was!“ ( )
“So was it!” ( )
如果是对上文表示同意，so 放在句首也无需
颠倒语序。not only …but also 连接主语时,不用倒装。Let's have a competition1.Only when the war was over ___ to his hometown.
(NMET2001春季）
A. did the young soldier return
B. the young solider returned
C. returned the young soldier
D. the young soldier did return2._____ can you expect to get a pay rise.
(NMET2001春季）
A. With hard work
B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work
D. Now that he works hard
3.Not until all the fish died in the river ______ how
serious the pollution was. (NMET95)
A. the villagers realized
B. did the villagers realize
C. the villagers did realize
D. didn’t the villagers realize4.After that we never saw her again , nor _____
from her. (NMET87)
A. had we heard B. we heard
C. did we hear D. we have heard
5.Little ______ about his own safety, though he
was in danger himself. (94上海)
A. does he care B. did he care
C. he care D. he cared6.Not a single song ____ at yesterday’s party.(2000)
A. she song B. sang she
C. did she sing D. she did ding
7.______ got into the room __ the telephone rang.
A. He hardly had, then (NMET88)
B. Hardly had he;when
C. He had not, than
D. Not had he, when8.---David has made great progress recently.
---_____, and ________.
A. So he has ; so you have
B. So he has; so have you
C. So has he ; so have you
D. So has he; so you have.Thank you! 此课件的教学目标与内容是高中英语语法倒装。
在课件开始时是本人课堂教学的一个惯例：利用网
络资源进行“笨小孩广播” 口语及听力训练。所用资
源为“新浪网站”上的“有声英语 ”。在此之后进入语
法倒装的教学。课件中包括通过网络收集到的大量
有关倒装句型的典型例句和历届高考中的典型例题。
通过课件显示大量不同类型的例句，学生自我归纳
总结不同倒装句型的特点，理解更为透彻与深刻。
课件制作实用，美观。课堂使用的教学效果明显。
Teaching Plan
Subject:
Teacher:
Time:
Place:
Learning Aims:
Know the definition of inversion.
Grasp the two important types of inversion.
Learn how to invert the sentences according to the different rules
Learn to make up some inverted sentences and do some related exercises.
Appreciate some well-organized inverted sentences in passages.
Learning difficulty:
The difference between full and partial inversion
Different rules of inversion
Teaching method:
Grammar Mode: R→G→C→A→C
In this grammar lesson, teacher mainly use this teaching method: Teacher provides Ss with several groups of inverted sentences and the sentences in each group have something in common; Ss will study these sentences and then generalize about the different rules of inversion ; After generalizing, students will use inversion to make up sentences or do some other exercises.
The abbreviation is R-G-C-A-C, that is to say, Recalling; Generalization, Consolidation, Appreciation and Creation,.
Teaching aids:
Computer; learning material ; internet downloads
Teaching procedure:
Step I. Full inversion (1)
①. Recalling : Let the students give some inverted sentences they’ve met before.
②. Generalization (Part1):
Ss study the difference among the following sentences provided by teacher and generalize about the two important types of inversion. ( slide )
Teacher and Ss work together to make clear the difference between full and partial inversion. (slide)
Generalization(Part2):
Ss study more sentences provided by teacher and generalize about
what type of inversion it is and the rule . (Group discussion)
1. Type : ______________________________________________________
Rule : _______________________________________________________
1). There goes the bell.
2). Here comes the bus.
3). Out rushed the children. (learning material)
4). In came the others.
5). Off went Liming.
6). Away went the boy.
7). Down fell a pile of plates.
8). Up on the porters(搬运工) went the mass of luggage.
③Consolidation: join the words into sentences. (slide)
1. Here , the book , you , want, is
→Here is the book you want.
2. the, away, bird , flew
→Away flew the bird.
3. the air, the rocket, Up, went, into.
→Up went the rocket into the air.
④Creation :(Let the Ss create as many similar sentences as possible.)
Away flew the little lovely bird.
In came a lot of strange teachers.
Step II. Full inversion (2):
①. Generalization:
2. Type: _____________________________________________________________
Rule: _____________________________________________________________
1). On the floor were piles of books, magazines and newspapers.
2). Along the river banks stand rows of trees.
3). In a lecture hall of a university in England sits a professor.
4). Below is a restaurant.
5). They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy.
6). Gone are the days when Iraqi people live peacefully.
②. Creation: make up new sentences:
Step III. Partial inversion (1):
①. Generalization:
3. Type: ____________________________________________________
Rule: ______________________________________________________
1). Only then did I realize that I was wrong
2). Only in this way can we learn English well.
3). Only when the war was stopped were Iraqi people able to live happily.
4). Only if I get a good job will I make enough money.
②. Consolidation: translate the sentences: （slide）
1). 我们只有刻苦学习才能进入理想的大学。
2)．只有在巴黎你才能买到那样的鞋。
3)．只有身体健康，我们才能更好的享受生命。
③. Creation: (Make up similar sentences)
Step IV. Partial inversion (2):
①. Generalization:
4. Type: _____________________________________________________
Rule:_____________________________________________________
1). Never shall I forget it.
2). Not a single mistake did he make.
3). Hardly had I reached the bus stop when the bus started.
4). Not only was he robbed of everything, but he himself was badly beaten up
5). I can't see it anywhere.
---Nowhere can I see it.
6). Little does he know that the police was about to arrest him.
②.Consolidation: correct the mistakes in the sentences. (slide)
1). Never before has our motherland been as strong as it is today.
A B C D
2). No sooner had they heard the alarm than they rushed to the fore spot.
A B C D
3). Nowhere else in England have I seen that kind of tree.
A B C
③.Study and generalize again:
④.Creation: choose the right answer. (slide)
1. Not only ______ polluted but ______ crowded.
A. was the city; were the streets
B. the city was ; were the streets
C. was the city ; the streets were
D. the city was ; the streets were
2. Not only ______ interested in football but ____ beginning to show a interest in it.
A. the teacher himself is…all his students are
B. the teacher himself is… are all his students
C. is the teacher himself…are all his students
D. is the teacher himself…all his students are
Step V. Partial inversion (3)
①.Generalization:
Type:_______________________________________________________
Rule:_______________________________________________________
1). She is a tailor. So is her mother.
2). He has been to Beijing. So have I.
3). I saw the film last week. So did she.
4). I have never been there, neither has he.
5). I didn't read the notice on the bulletin board, nor did he.
②Consolidation: complete the following sentences. (slide)
1).They can leave now, __________________________(我们也能)
2).You can’t do it, __________________________________ (他也不能)
3). He didn’t see the film last night, _________________________ (她也没看)
③.Creation: (Make up new sentences)
Step Ⅵ. Partial inversion (4):
①.Generalization:
6. Type: ______________________________________________________
Rule: ______________________________________________________
1).So good was his English in one of these articles that Engels wrote him
a letter and praised him for it
2).So small was the mark that I could hardly see it.
3).Such was the force of explosion (爆炸) that all the windows were broken
②.Creation: Again comes the students’ turn to make up sentences.
Step Ⅶ. Partial inversion (5)
①. Generalization:
7. Type: _______________________________________________________
Rule:______________________________________________________
1). Were they here now, they could help us. (If they were here…)
2). Had you come earlier, you would have met him.(If you had come …)
3). Had Einstein cared much for money, he would have been very rich.
4). Should it rain, the crops would be saved.
②Consolidation: Rewrite the following sentences. (slide)
1. If you should run into John, tell him he owes me some money.
→Should you run into John, tell him he owes me some money.
2. If you were to move your chair a bit to the left, we could all sit down.
→Were you to move your chair a bit to the left, we could all sit down.
3. If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed at home.
→Had I known you were coming, I would have stayed at home.
Step Ⅷ. Some special rules of inversion:
①Generalization: Teacher provide four groups of sentences for Ss to study; Ss try to tell which sentence is right and generalize in what special situations inversion is not necessary. ( slide )
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Step Ⅸ: Competition
Let Ss have a competition in doing the multiple choices in NMET related to inversion, that is, students will be divided into four groups and the student who stands up first and give the right answer will get marks for his group.
1.Only when the war was over ___ to his hometown.
(NMET2001春季)
A. did the young soldier return B. the young solider returned
C. returned the young soldier D. the young soldier did return
2._____ can you expect to get a pay rise. (NMET2001春季)
A. With hard work B. Although work hard
C. Only with hard work D. Now that he works hard
3.Not until all the fish died in the river ______ how serious the pollution was. (NMET95)
A. the villagers realized B. did the villagers realize
C. the villagers did realize D. didn’t the villagers realize
4.After that we never saw her again , nor _____ from her.
(NMET87)
A. had we heard B. we heard
C. did we hear D. we have heard
5.Little ______ about his own safety, though he was in danger himself. (94上海)
A. does he care B. did he care
C. he care D. he cared
6.Not a single song ____ at yesterday’s party.(2000)
A. she song B. sang she
C. did she sing D. she did ding
7.______ got into the room __ the telephone rang. (NMET88)
A. He hardly had, then B. Hardly had he; when
C. He had not, than D. Not had he, when
8.---David has made great progress recently.
---_____, and ________.
A. So he has ; so you have B. So he has; so have you
C. So has he ; so have you D. So has he; so you have.
Step Ⅹ. Appreciation:
Ss appreciate a passage full of inverted sentences: Ss will try to find out all the inverted sentences, change the sentences into normal order and see how the inverted sentences connect the content smoothly. ( learning material )
A Boy’s Experience in a Hospital
Never had John been seriously ill. Not only had he never had an operation, but also had never been in hospital for any illness. So little did he know about hospital, in fact , that when his mother went into one, he did not know about visiting hours, nor did he hear about hospital rules. So when he decided to visit here, he simply walked into her ward (病房) at 7 in the morning with a bottle of gin (杜松子酒). The nurses were dumbfounded (目瞪口呆) for a moment. Never before had they seen such a thing. So quickly did the nurse in charge of the ward act that , however, no harm was done. No sooner had she seen John than she grabbed (抓住) him. At once she took him to her little room, and hardly had he been inside the room when she began to scold him. Often before, John had heard people being scolded, but nowhere had he heard such a fluent (流利) scolder as the nurse. For two minutes he listened to her mouth open, while she listed his crimes(罪行)…
Enjoy a song: Old Black Joe in which inverted sentences are used.
Old Black Joe
Stephen Foster, 1860 (1826-186
Gone are the days
When my heart was young and gay. Gone are my friends From the cotton fields away. Gone from this place, To a better land I know. I hear their gentle voices calling: Old Black Joe
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Chorus: I'm coming, I'm coming For my head is bending low I hear their gentle voices calling Old Black Joe.
StepⅪ. Creation
Assignment: (Learning Material )
1.Try to use inverted sentences to translate the following:
1). 在我一生中从来没有听过这样的笑话.
2). 这里是适合孩子们读的书.
3). 她不仅是一个好的歌手,而且是个好的演员.
4). 他只有大声喊叫才能让人听到.
5). 我要是知道你要来, 我就待在家里不出去了
6). 他那么努力,因而能够通过考试.
2. Make up some inverted sentences:
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