old lady，grunted Peter之类的词语。在这些词语中，动词常的主语之前，主语是代词时，不用倒装。例如：
1）“What do you mean？” asked Henry.
2）“What do you mean？” he asked.
11. often，many a time等表示频度的状语置于句首时
例如：Often did they think of going there，but they never had a chance.
12.在as，though引导的让步状语从句中
在as，though引导的让步状语从句中，一般将形容词、副词或名词等置于句首。例如：
Small as the atom is，we can smash it.