题目
I received his mother's telephone call at eleven._______that he was badly hurt in an accident yesterday.( )A. Then did I knowB. Only then I knewC. Only then did I knowD. Only then knew I
I received his mother's telephone call at eleven._______that he was badly hurt in an accident yesterday.( )
A. Then did I know
B. Only then I knew
C. Only then did I know
D. Only then knew I
题目解答
答案
C. Only then did I know
解析
本题考查倒装句的用法,特别是"only + 时间状语"结构的强调句型。解题关键在于:
- "only"后接时间状语时,需将状语提前并使用部分倒装;
- 部分倒装需将助动词/情态动词/系动词提前到主语前;
- 注意区分完全倒装与部分倒装的适用场景。
选项分析
选项C:Only then did I know
- "only then"强调时间点,需将状语提前;
- "did"是助动词,用于部分倒装,后接动词原形"know";
- 语序符合"Only + 状语 + 助动词/情态动词 + 主语 + 其他"的结构。
其他选项错误原因
- 选项A:"Then did I know"
"then"单独使用时无需倒装,且缺少"only"的强调作用。 - 选项B:"Only then I knew"
未使用倒装结构,语序错误。 - 选项D:"Only then knew I"
直接倒装动词过去式"knew",未使用助动词"did",不符合部分倒装规则。