英语语法倒装句知识点:where 引出的倒装句
《警惕,高考英语陷阱》中有这样一道题:
Little Jim is going to spend his holiday in Paris, _________ lives his uncle.
A. which B. who C. where D. that
【分析】许多人一看到空格后的谓语动词lives,就以为空格处一定要填一个作主语的词,从而误选B或D。其实,此题的最佳答案应是C,where lives his uncle 为倒装词序,此句可改为 and there lives his uncle 或 and his uncle lives there。类似的如:
He was led to a dark corner, where sat his old father.
他被引进一个黑暗的角落,他的老父亲坐在那儿。
Towards evening we reached the village, where lived her parents.
到傍晚的时候,我们到了那个村庄,她的父母就住在那儿。
At last we found the spot he told me, where lay a dead dog.
最后我们找到了他告诉我们的那个地点,那儿躺着一条死狗。
为便于理解,请比较下面的倒装句:
Next to it stood a pile of paper cups.
它旁边有一堆纸杯。
In the doorway stood a man with a gun.
门口站着一个手持一枝枪的男人。
In the corner of the room stood a big old chair.
屋角儿放着一把旧的大椅子。
On a perch beside him sat a blue parrot.
在他旁边的栖木上栖着一只蓝色的鹦鹉。