一般情形相對于來說大家比較熟知，但有時候一般疑問句也是屬于倒裝句的一種，比如：Could you show me that book?那么什么情況下會發生部分倒裝呢?
第一、“only+狀語”置于句首。大家記住這種情況往往發生在only修飾狀語的時候才會發生倒裝，且以時間和方式狀語為主，但是修飾主語的話是不需要倒裝的。Only under special circumstances are freshmen permitted to take make-up tests. 另外一點需要注意的就是當only加各類狀語從句置于句首時，是主句中的主謂必須倒裝，而不是從句中的主謂倒裝，且這一點與not until相同。Only when he had failed three times did he turn to me for advice. 這一點同學們一定要牢牢掌握，這在寫作文當中運用的較多。
第二、句首中有否定詞或否定短語時，句子要部分倒裝。常見的否定詞有：never, scarcely, seldom, rarely, no sooner…than.但這時候也存在特例，假如否定詞不是修飾整個句子，而只是限定句子主語，則不用倒裝。例如：Not only I but also he has been there.
第三、固定形式如:”So+a./adv.” 及”to the extent/degree”放在句首，表示程度，句子須倒裝。舉例：To such a degree did he go on with tedious speech that some of us began to yawn.
第四、在之前虛擬章節中提到的，在含有were, should, had的虛擬語氣中，省去if后，須倒裝。
最后還有在as引導的讓步狀語從句也會出現倒裝的情況。
發生全部倒裝的情況又有以下幾種：
第一、介詞短語形成的地點狀語置于句首。這種情況遇到的較多，比如：On the ground lies a man whose leg is broken.
第二、Such位于句首時，比如Such were his dreams as a boy.
第三、副詞如out, in, along here, there等位于句首時。一句俗語When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war.
第四、最后一種情況是在考研中出現較多，同學們也可以多多使用的形式，那就是表語置于句首的情況。舉例Gone are the days when you had to get dressed up to make an impression.
最后總結一下我們真題中考過的句子：
Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. 這個句子中謂語動詞是is coupled with，正常語序是The development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before is coupled with the growing quantity of information. 這其中，又有一個than引導的定語從句。所以在最開始的時候看起來特別復雜。