Cách dùng đảo ngữ

Đảo ngữ dùng để nhấn mạnh và xảy ra trong các trường hợp sau:
Khi trạng từ, cụm trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn đặt ở đầu câu
Adverb, adverb phrase of place
Verb
 Subject

Near the end of September
Here
In the door
In the cave
At the head of our village
came
is
stood
were found
stands
several bad storms.
the house I’m going to buy.
her father.
skulls of prehistoric men.
an old pagoda



Khi 1 trạng từ phủ định hay bán phủ định đứng ở đầu câu để nhấn mạnh (no, not, nowhere else, scarely, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, little, few, no sooner … than , hardly … when, not… until, on no account (không vì lý do gì), under/in no circumstances (không thể trong trường hợp nào, không bao giờ),at no time (không bao giờ), in no way (không cách nào) not only … but also, neither…, nor….)

Negative adverbs
Auxiliary verbs
 Subject and verb

Nowhere else
Not a word
Never again
Rarely
Not until I visited him
No sooner
Not only
 do
did
should
does
did
had
was
plants grow so fast.
Jane say.
such a situation be allowed to arise.
he go to the movie.
I realize how ill he was.
they left than the rain began to rain
he tired, but he was so hungry






Ex : - I didn’t realize how ill he was until I visited him (normal) - Not until I visited him did I realize how ill he was. - It was not until I visited him that I realized how ill he was. @ For some time after the explosion Jack couldn’t hear, and neither could he see. The council never wanted the new supermarket to be built, nor did the local residents

Trạng từ chỉ mức độ (so, such) đứng ở đầu câu

So , Such
verb
 Subject

Such

So strong

So dense
was

was

was
his fear of failing the examination that he had to study very hard.
the old man that he could carry the heavy case.
the smoke that even breathing apparatus prove ineffective against it.



Only đứng đầu câu

Only + phrase, clause
Auxiliary verbs
subject

Only with great efforts
Only on the principal’s arrival
Only if both sides accept the agreement
Can
did
will
you succeed.
the boys stop talking
a lasting peace be established in the area.


 5. Trong câu điều kiện Câu điều kiện có thể không còn IF nữa nếu trong mệnh đề IF có 1 trong các động từ khiếm khuyết : WERE, HAD and SHOULD

If John were here, he’d help you.
If you had done as I told you, you’d have succeeded.
If you should need my help again, just give me a ring.
Were John here, he’d help you
Had you done as I told you, you’d have succeeded.
Should you need my help again, just give me a ring.


 5. khi tính làm vị , hay quá phân đứng đầu câu
Adj./present or past participle
Verb
 Subject

Interesting
Gone
Clean and fresh
was
was
is
the football match.
the memorable old days.
the atmosphere.