So loudly ____ that even people in the next room could hear him. A. does he speak B. spoke he C. he spoke D. did he speak
答案为 D。但是,我不明白这里为什么主谓语要倒装。
按照英语惯用法，在 so...that + 结果(程度)从句这一结构里,如果充当表语的 so + 形容词或充当状语的 so + 副词放在句首,则主句的主语和谓语要进行部分倒装(参见 so²)。例如:
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So sudden was the attack that we had no time to escape. 袭击来得非常突然,以致我们都来不及逃跑。
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So absorbed was he that Nathalie hadn't dared to make a sound. 他是那样全神贯注，以至纳瑟莉没有敢弄出声来。
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So simple does the trick seem that we are likely to overlook the magician's dexterity. 戏法似乎太简单,以致于我们很有可能忽略魔术师的技巧。
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So earnestly did the boys beg that their father gave his permission. 男孩儿们恳求得如此热切，结果父亲同意了。
请做下面的英语试题：
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So fast ____ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed. A. light travels B. travels light C. is light travelling D. does light travel
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So tired ____ after a whole day's heavy work that I ____ stand on my feet.
A. was I, could hardly B. was I felt, could hardly C. was I, couldn't hardly D. I was, hardly couldn't
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So ____ that no fish can live in it. A. the lake is shallow B. shallow the lake is C. shallow is the lake D. is the lake shallow(上海高考,92-13)
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____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere. A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business C. So her business was successful D. So was her successful business(全国高考陕西卷,07-10)