如 Not only…but also， Hardly/Scarcely…when， No sooner… than等，要倒裝。例如：

Not only did he refuse the gift， he also severely criticized the sender. 他沒有收下禮物，還狠狠批評了送禮的人。

Hardly had she gone out when a student came to visit her. 她剛出門，就有個學生來訪。

No sooner had she gone out than a student came to visit her. 她剛出門，就有個學生來訪。

典型例題

No sooner___ than it began to rain heavily.

A. the game began B.has the game begun

C. did the game begin D.had the game begun

答案D. 以具有否定意義的副詞放在句首時，一般采用倒裝句(謂語前置)。這類表示否定意義的詞有never， seldom， scarcely， little， few， not， hardly， 以及not only…but (also)， no sooner…than， hardly… when scarcely… when等等。

注意：只有當Not only… but also連接兩個分句時，才在第一個分句用倒裝結構。如果置于句首的Not only… but also僅連接兩個并列詞語，不可用倒裝結構，如Not only you but also I am fond of music.