Question

____ back home after the party.

A．It was not until midnight did he go

B．It was until midnight that he didn’t go

C．Not until midnight did he go

D．It was midnight that he didn’t go

Answer 1

C

试题分析：not until位于句首时，主句用部分倒装。所谓部分倒装就是把谓语动词的一部分，即助动词、情态动词、系动词移至主语的前面。因为前面有了助动词或情态动词，所以后边的动词要用原形。
点评：由于语法和修辞的原因将助动词、情态动词、系动词提到主语的前面，这种倒装称为部分倒装。哪些情况需要用完全倒装，哪些情况需要用部分倒装，一定要记清楚。