一、so…that結構中的部分倒裝
so strange did she look that everyone stared at her.
so loudly did he speak that even people in the next room could hear him.
so little did i know about philosophy that the lecture was completely beyond me.
二、表語置於句首引起的倒裝
當表語置於句首時，常引起倒裝，把系動詞置於主語之前。作表語的可以是形容詞、介詞短語、分詞等。
【例如】
very important in the peasants’ life is the tv weather report.
bright, very bright were the stars over the wild, dark hills.
present at the meeting were professor smith, sir hugh and many other celebrities. especially popular are the musical and theatrical groups.
on the either side of the road were rows of fruit trees.
near the southern end of the village was a large peach orchard.
seated on the ground are as groups of young men playing horse head fiddle. scattered like stars in the deep mountains are numerous reservoirs and ponds. helping them raise their artistic level are various professorial organizations. visiting the great wall were 200 american college students.
三、否定意義副詞引起的倒裝
英語中含有否定意義的副詞與詞組有never，seldom，few，little, barely，hardly，scarcely，rarely, nowhere, by no means, under no circumstances, in no way, at no time, in no case, in vain, not until等。
【例如】
nowhere could the homeless girl go in the cold winter.
under no circumstances shall i change my attitude towards work.
never before has the mass of the people been so inspired, so militant and so daring as at present.
no sooner had i gone to sleep than someone telephoned.
not until columbus discovered the new land, were bananas brought to europe. scarcely had we reached home when it began to rain.
not only did they present a musical performance but they also gave a brief introduction to the history of western brass instrument.
四、讓步狀語從句中的倒裝
1)讓步狀語從句中的倒裝形式為：強調對象＋as/though＋主語＋其它部分，強調對象可以是表語(名詞，形容詞)或狀語(副詞)。表語為名詞時，前面通常不用冠詞。
【例如】
tired as he is, he goes on with his work.
much as he likes her, he does get irritated with her sometimes.
child as he is, he knows how to please the others.
2) be＋主語＋or連線的兩個表語。這個句型相當於whether…or…引導的讓步從句。
【例如】
be it cheap or dear, i will take it.
we should put our energysintosour work, be it mental like the work of a scientist or physical like the work of a smith.五、讓步狀語從句中的倒裝
1)讓步狀語從句中的倒裝形式為：強調對象＋as/though＋主語＋其它部分，強調對象可以是表語(名詞，形容詞)或狀語(副詞)。表語為名詞時，前面通常不用冠詞。
【例如】
tired as he is, he goes on with his work.
much as he likes her, he does get irritated with her sometimes.
child as he is, he knows how to please the others.
2) be＋主語＋or連線的兩個表語。這個句型相當於whether…or…引導的讓步從句。
【例如】
be it cheap or dear, i will take it.
we should put our energysintosour work, be it mental like the work of a scientist or physical like the work of a smith.
五、以only引導狀語位於句首引起的倒裝
only by shouting at the top of his voice was he able to make himself heard.
only in this way can we achieve what we want.
only in each afternoon does the university library open.
only under special circumstances ____to take make up tests.
a) are freshmen permitted
b) permitted are freshmen
c) freshmen are permitted
d) are permitted freshmen
only加狀語位於句首，句子用倒裝語序，故答案為a。
六、由so/nor/neither引起的倒裝
該句式表明與前面的情況一致。前面為肯定句，用so引導，否定句用nor或neither引導。
【例如】
society has changed and so have the people in it.
yesterday i went shopping, so did my best friend.
the organization had broken no rules, but neither had it acted responsibly.
he didn’t want to apologize for his mistake, neither/nor did his assistant.