英語中常見的用來表示強調的句型有以下幾種。
1.It is / was + 被強調部分 + that/who + 其他成分
I met him in the park this morning.
→It was I who / that met him in the park this morning.(強調主語)
→It was him that I met in the park this morning.(強調賓語)
It was in the park that I met him this morning.(強調地點狀語)
It was this morning that I met him in the park.(強調時間狀語)
【注意 】
①如果原句中謂語動詞使用的是現在範疇的時態(一般現在時/現在進行時/現在完成/現在完成進行時/一般將來時/將來進行時/將來完成時等)用It is...that/who...。如果原句中謂語動詞為過去範疇的時態(一般過去時/過去進行時/過去完成時/過去將來時等)則用It was...that/who...。
It was Peter who / that got the first place in the final exam.
It is not everyone who / that can pass the college entrance exam.
②強調句型的一般疑問句只需把is / was提前,它的特殊疑問句只需在一般疑問句前加上疑問詞。如:
Was it Smith who / that broke the window?
Who was it that broke the window?
③not...until...的強調句式
當被強調的是not...until...句型時,應將not置於until之前,主句由否定句改為肯定句。如:
We didn’t recognize her until she took off her glasses.
→It was not until she took off her glasses that we recognized her.
(註:Not until she took off her glasses did we recognize her. 此句為否定詞not位於句首, 句子要用部分倒裝)
2.謂語動詞的強調
It is / was...that/who...結構不能強調謂語,如果需要強調謂語時,則用助動詞do / does / did + 動詞原形表示。 如:
He did tell all that had happened to him.
She does get up early every day.
Mary, do come to my birthday party tonight.
3.用形容詞very, only, single, such等來修飾名詞來表示強調
This is the very book that I’m looking for.
He is the only one of the students who passed the English test.
Not a single spelling mistake did he make in the composition.
4. 用倒裝句來強調以加強語氣
Never shall I forget the day when Mr. Wang gave us the first lesson.
So aloud did he speak that everyone could hear him clearly.