not only did she ask...

题目

not only did she ask...
not only did she ask to be buried with her dolls,she asked to become a doll herself.
这里only后面的did是什么用法?倒桩?为什么要倒桩?

答案

非常简单.not only是否定结构,如果修饰主语以外的句子成分,并且放在句首,这个句子就要倒装：She not only asked to be buried with her dolls (这是正常的句子语序)倒装句就是 not only开头 + 助动词+ 主语+ 谓语 + ...