倒装句

倒装句 ： 谓语的一部分或者全部放在主语之前的句子称为倒装句。 定义为了强调、突出等语用目的而颠倒原有语序的句式叫做倒装句。在倒装句中，颠倒了的成分可以恢复原位而句意基本不

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CNN 2012-02-04

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SSS 2008-06-30

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经济学人:空气污染:吹走它(2)

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倒装句的种类

当主语在谓语前出现时叫顺序（the natural order）。在某些情况下，我们可以把谓语成分放在主语前面，这种词序叫做倒装（ the inverted order）。 倒装分两种：配合语法条例的倒装，叫grammatical

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