1. 疑問句中，一般須部分倒裝。如：

How long have you been here? 你來這兒多長時間了？

What do you think about the movie? 你認為這場電影怎么樣？

Why doesn’t he come here? 他為什么沒來這兒？

注意：當對句子的主語提問時，一般不用倒裝語序。如：

Who did it just now? 剛才誰干的？

What happened last night? 昨天晚上發生了什么事？

　　2. 否定詞no, none, neither, nor, nobody, nothing, never，或半否定詞hardly, seldom, scarcely, barely, little, few, 否定詞的短語not until, by no means, not only…but also…, in no way, neither …nor…, in no time, no sooner…than…, hardly…when…, 及頻度狀語副詞every day, every other day, many a time, often等位于句首時，一般須部分倒裝。如：

Neither do I know him. 我也不認識他。

No word did he say before he left. 他一句話沒說就走了。

Little did?I know about it. 我對它了解得不多。

Not only did he come, but also he brought us good news. 他不但來了，而且給我們帶來了好消息。

Often did he come here with a good smile on his face. 他來這里時，臉上掛著笑容。

　　3. Only + 狀語，置于句首時，一般須用部分倒裝。如：

Only when I got there did I know the truth. 我只有到那里時才知道事情的真相。

Only in the morning can you meet him. 你只有在早晨見到他。

注意：

(1) Only + 狀語不在句首時，不可倒裝，如：

I wrote to him only yesterday. 我就在昨天給它取了封信。

(2) Only + 名詞做主語時，不可倒裝。如：

Only Li Lei can answer this question. 只有李蕾能回答這個問題。

　　4. as / though引導讓步狀語從句時，一般須用部分倒裝。如：

Old as / though he is, he works?like a young man. 盡管他很老了，但他工作起來卻像個年輕人。

Hard as / though he was working, he didn’t pass the exam. 雖然他一直在努力學習，但他還是沒有通過那次考試。

Try again as / though he will, he can’t succeed. 盡管他還會再試一試，但是它不會成功。

as / though引起的倒裝分三種情況：表語、動詞原形及狀語的倒裝。

(1) 表語的倒裝。一般直接將表語提前到句首，若表語是帶不定冠詞a / an的單數可數名詞，倒裝后，不定冠詞a / an須被省略。如：

Fine as / though he looks, he is ill with some serious diseases.

Child as / though he is, he knows much about the society.

(2) 原形動詞的倒裝。A. 動詞前面帶有情態動詞may, might, will, would, can, could等時，只將行為動詞提到句首，而這些情態動詞保留在原處。B. 若動詞前面沒有情態動詞時，應在動詞原來的位置加上助動詞do的適當形式。C. 用于這一句型的動詞一般是不及物動詞，而不能是系動詞或及物動詞。如：

Swim as / though he can, he can’t swim so far. 盡管他會游泳，但是他游不得那么遠。

Run as / though he did, he didn’t run fast enough to catch the bus. 雖然他跑，但是他跑得不夠快而沒有趕上汽車。

(3) 狀語倒裝。如：

In the classroom as / though he stays, he doesn’t read his texts. 盡管他呆在教室里，但他不讀書。

Ccarefully as / though he worked, he made some mistakes. 盡管他工作很細心，但還是除了一些差錯。

　　5. may用來表示祝愿時，一般用部分倒裝。如：

May you have a good journey. 祝你旅途愉快。

May you succeed. 祝你成功。