問 1
Never ( ) seen such a beautiful sunset before in my entire life.
- have I
- did I
- I had
- I have
Never have I + pp
Never + 助動詞 + S + V = 否定副詞が文頭に来ると倒置 (語順逆転)。
"Never ~ seen such a beautiful sunset before" は否定副詞文頭倒置 = 「have I」。否定副詞の文頭倒置: Never / Hardly / Rarely / Seldom / Little / No sooner / Not only など否定的副詞が文頭に来ると、後ろは 疑問文の語順 (助動詞 + S + V)。
「I have」
= 倒置なら助動詞 + S ━ Never + have + I。
「did I」
= 現在完了なら have ━ have I が正しい。
「I had」
= 過去完了なら had I ━ 現在完了なら have I。
| 形 | マーカー | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| Never + have/has + S + pp | 現在完了 | Never have I seen it. |
| Hardly had + S + pp + when | 過去完了 | Hardly had I left when... |
| Little + did + S + V | 過去 | Little did I know... |
| Not only + 助 + S + V | 強調 | Not only did he come, but... |
| 文型 | 形 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| Never (現在完了) | Never + have + S + pp | Never have I done that. |
| Hardly (過去完了) | Hardly had + S + pp | Hardly had I arrived... |
| Little (過去) | Little + did + S + V | Little did I expect. |
Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset before in my entire life.
こんな美しい夕日を人生で見たことがない。
Rarely do we get a chance like this.
こんな機会はめったにない。
Hardly had I left the house when it started to rain.
家を出るやいなや雨が降り始めた。
Not only did he win the race, but he also broke the record.
彼はレースに勝っただけでなく記録も破った。
Little did I know that my life would change forever that day.
その日、人生が永遠に変わると思いもしなかった。
- 否定副詞の文頭倒置 (準2級プラス上級頻出)
★ Never / Hardly / Rarely / Seldom / Little / No sooner / Not only ━ 文頭に来ると疑問文の語順 (助動詞 + S + V)
- 文学・スピーチで頻出
強調的・劇的な響き
- Little did I know
★ 「思いもしなかった」、物語の鉄板