1、用于“there（here,now,then）+不及物动词+主语”的句型中,或以in, out, down, up, away等副词开头的句子里,以示强调。例如：

There goes the bell.铃响了。

Now comes your turn.现在轮到你了。

Out rushed the boy with an apple in his hand.那个男孩手里拿着一个苹果冲出去了。

【考例】For a moment nothing happened. Then ______ all shouting together.

A. voices had come B. came voices

C. voices would come D. did voices come

【解析】B.副词then位于句首,句子应使用全部倒装语序,将动词直接移到主语前面。

注意：当句子的主语是人称代词时,尽管副词位于句首,主谓语序不倒装，例如：

Out they rushed.他们冲出去了。

Here he comes.他来了。

2、表示方位意义的介词短语或副词短语位于句首作状语且谓语动词为be或表示“位于、存在”的动词或“位置移动”的单个不及物动词时.例如：

From the valley came a frightening sound.从山谷传来吓人的声音。

South of the city lies a chemical factory.城南有一家化工厂。

【考例】 At the foot of the mountain ___________.

A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D. lying a village

【解析】B.At the foot of the mountain是表示方位意义的介词短语,位于句首时,句子要使用全部倒装语序。

In the dark forest _____, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes

C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand

【解析】B.In the dark forest是表示方位意义的介词短语,位于句首时,句子要使用全部倒装语序。

3、作表语的形容词、分词、介词短语放在句首时.例如：

Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people.他们想对中国人怎样就怎样的日子一去不复返了。

Such is her wish. 这就是她的愿望。

Present at the meeting were Professor White and many other guests.出席会议的有怀特教授和许多其他客人。