（1）The doctor talked about his research for an hour, but not a word John understood. (上海高考,96-F-8)
(2) This they kept for ____.
A. ourselves B. themselves C. itself D. himself(北京会考,93-48)
试题(1)要求将 John understood 改为 did John understand，试题(2)要求选 themselves。但是我不明白为什么宾语 (not a word 和 this) 要提前，也不明白为什么 not a word 位于句首主谓语要倒装，而 this 位于句首却不要求主谓语倒装。
为简便计,可以把宾语倒装分成两种情况:
A. 宾语提前是为了与上文联系得更为紧密,或者概括地说,宾语提前是为了让宾语传递已知信息,避开表达信息核心的句尾位置,在这种情况下,宾语提前不要求主谓倒装。例如:
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She showed me the second letter; the first I have already seen. 她给我看了第二封信，第一封信我已经看过了。
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All these facts we have discussed... 所有这些事实我们都一一讨论过了……
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This air we call the atmosphere. 我们把这种空气叫做大气。
B. 把否定句的宾语提前是为了表示强调,在这种情况下,主谓语要倒装(参见inversion )。例如:
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Not a single word did Peggoty speak. 帕高蒂一句话也没有说。
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Not another penny need he expect from the family resources. 他不需指望从家庭财产中再得到一个便士。
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They got into their cab, and not one word did they say the whole way home. 他们上了出租马车，在回家的路上一句话也没有说。
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Not a word would he say. 他一句话也不愿意说。
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Not one bottle did we leave behind. 一瓶我们也没有留下。
请做下面的英语试题：
- The little time we have together we try ____ wisely.
A. spending B. to spend it C. to spend D. spending that(上海高考,95-26)
- Not even a word ____ concerning these important matters.
A. he mentioned B. he mentions C. did he mention D. he does mention