1. 否定型倒裝
在正式文體中，如果將never, seldom, rarely, little, hardly, scarcely, no sooner, no longer, nowhere 等含有否定意義的副詞若位於句首，則其後的句子要用部分倒裝。如：
後來我再也沒見到過他了。
I never saw him again.
Never did I see him again.
他很少出去吃飯。
He seldom goes out for dinner.
Seldom does he go out for dinner.
她幾乎沒時間聽音樂。
She hardly has time to listen to music.
Hardly does she have time to listen to music.
他幾乎沒有認識到他面臨的危險。
He little realized the danger he faced.
Little did he realize the danger he faced.
對於notuntil句型，當not until位於句首時，其後的主句要用倒裝語序。如：
雨停了之後他才離開這房間。
He didnt leave the room until the rain stopped.
