Never have I …・Not only … but also

倒裝句

Inversion after negative words — English grammar, senior high

接續

說明

否定或限定的字放在句首加強語氣時，後面要像問句一樣倒裝：I have never seen such a view. → Never have I seen such a view.（我從沒看過這麼美的景色。）Not only is she smart, but she is also kind.

When a negative or limiting word starts the sentence for emphasis, the rest is inverted like a question: Never have I seen such a view. Not only is she smart, but she is also kind.

注意事項

• 一般動詞要補 do／does／did：Seldom does he eat breakfast.
  Ordinary verbs need do / does / did: Seldom does he eat breakfast.

常見錯誤

• ✗ Never I have eaten such good food.
  ✓ Never have I eaten such good food.
  Never 在句首要倒裝。
  Never at the start needs inversion.
• ✗ Rarely he goes to the movies.
  ✓ Rarely does he go to the movies.
  一般動詞倒裝要加 does，動詞回原形。
  Ordinary verbs need does + bare verb.

例句

練習

在 Hanabiの小天地 聽例句的錄音、做 3 題練習，答對 2/3 就算學會，進度會記下來。