倒装句

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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

VOA标准英语2014--Motor City Mapping Project Takes Aim at Detroit Blight

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