1、用于“there（here,now,then）+不及物动词+主语”的句型中,或以in, out, down, up, away等副词开头的句子里,以示强调 。例如：
There goes the bell.铃响了 。
Now comes your turn.现在轮到你了 。
Out rushed the boy with an apple in his hand.那个男孩手里拿着一个苹果冲出去了 。
【考例】For a moment nothing happened. Then ______ all shouting together.
A. voices had come B. came voices
C. voices would come D. did voices come
【解析】B.副词then位于句首,句子应使用全部倒装语序,将动词直接移到主语前面 。
注意：当句子的主语是人称代词时,尽管副词位于句首,主谓语序不倒装，例如：
Out they rushed.他们冲出去了 。
Here he comes.他来了 。
2、表示方位意义的介词短语或副词短语位于句首作状语且谓语动词为be或表示“位于、存在”的动词或“位置移动”的单个不及物动词时.例如：
From the valley came a frightening sound.从山谷传来吓人的声音 。
South of the city lies a chemical factory.城南有一家化工厂 。
【考例】 At the foot of the mountain ___________.
A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D. lying a village
【解析】B.At the foot of the mountain是表示方位意义的介词短语,位于句首时,句子要使用全部倒装语序 。
In the dark forest _____, some large enough to hold several English towns.
A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes
C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand
【解析】B.In the dark forest是表示方位意义的介词短语,位于句首时,句子要使用全部倒装语序 。
3、作表语的形容词、分词、介词短语放在句首时.例如：
Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people.他们想对中国人怎样就怎样的日子一去不复返了 。
Such is her wish. 这就是她的愿望 。
【倒装句练习题】Present at the meeting were Professor White and many other guests.出席会议的有怀特教授和许多其他客人 。
