[否定副詞], [否定副詞片語] 或 [否定副詞子句] 置於句首時,之後的主要子句要採問句式倒裝句構.
常見[否定副詞]:
Hardly ; scarcely ; little ; never ; seldom ; rarely
常見[否定副詞片語]:
by no means (絕不) ; on no account ; under no circumstances ; in no way ;
in no situation
常見[否定副詞子句]:
only if (只有) ; only when (只有當) ; not until (直到...才) 引導的副詞子句.
上述這些單字,片語,子句在句首出現時,主要子句要使用倒裝句構.
例:
Only if the airline company offsets the inconvenience of a late arrival at our destination with a refund will I be satisfied.
Rarely does Brian tell a joke.
By no means will I mention my private life.
Not until I talked to Ned did I know he was homesick.
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