将整个谓语提到主语之前的称为全部倒装。常见的有:
(1) 在there be (appear,come,exist,happen,lie,,live,remain,seem,stand)句型中。
① There stands the bell tower in the centre of the city.位于市中心的是钟楼。
② There lived an old fisherman near the.sea.在海边住着一位老渔夫。
(2)以down,up,in,out,here, there,now,then,back.away,off over等副词开头的句子。
① Up stood the judge and began to question the murderer.法官站了起来,开始审问那个*人犯。
② Out ran the thief.小偷跑了出去。
但主语是代词时不能倒装。
Away he went.他走了。
(3)将表示地点的介词短语放在句首时。
① In front of the building is a vineyard. 楼前有个葡萄园。
② Down the street walked the marchers. 游行的人沿街而行。
(4)直接引语的一部分或全部放在句首时。
① “What does the word mean?” asked the boy.“这个单词是什么意思”?男孩问道。
② “Yes,” replied john, “i’m wrong.”“是的,” 约翰回答说,“我错了。”
(4) now, then位于句首,谓语是表示“出现”的动词,如come, appear等,用全部倒装。
② Now comes your turn. 轮到你了。
②Then appeared a man in the distance. 然后在远处出现了个人。