涉及否定的倒裝考題

請看這道題，你知道它的考點是什么嗎？

This is your work. In _________ case are you to leave your post.

A. any                      B. this                      C. which                  D. no

答案選D，注意 in no case 后用了倒裝語序 are you to leave your post。按英語習慣，具有否定意義的詞置于句首時，句子用倒裝句式。又如：

(1) _________ did he know the police were after him.

A. So                       B. Even                    C. Little                    D. How

(2) At _________ time should you place your personal interest first.

A. that                      B. one                      C. no                        D. what

(3) In _________ way can we allow this to continue.

A. this                      B. either                    C. no                        D. a

(4) By _________ means should we do our work like that.

A. every                   B. all                        C. no                        D. those

(5) _________ only did I know her, but I was her best friend.

A. If                         B. Even                    C. Not                      D. Too

以上各題答案均選C，注意句子所用的倒裝語序，說明句首使用了表示否定意義的詞。注意以下例外：

(1) No wonder he didn’t want to go. 難怪他不想去。

(2) No doubt we will win in the end. 最后肯定是我們贏。

(3) In no time he came up to help. 他馬上跑過來幫忙。

上面句(1) no wonder(難怪)置于句首，其后并未用倒裝語序，原因有二：一是 no wonder 雖然含否定詞，但并不含否定意義；二是 no wonder 其實是一種省略表達，它的完整形式為 it is no wonder that…，如上句可補充為It’s no wonder that he didn’t want to go.  句(2)和句(3) 的no doubt(肯定地，無疑地) 和in no time(立即，馬上)置于句首，其后未用倒裝語序，也是因為雖然它們含有否定詞 no，但并不表示否定意義。