Question

________ who had arrested him three times for drug-taking．

A. Before John stood the policeman
B. Before John the policeman stood
C. Before the policeman John stood
D. Before the policeman stood John

Answer 1

答案A
before John是介词词组，当介词词组提前，句子完全倒装，在句中也就是把整个动词stood提前至主语前。这句句子的意思是“在约翰面前站着已经三次因为他吸毒而逮捕过他的警察。”