強調句 (The Emphatic Pattern) 是壹種修辭,是人們為了表達自己的意願或情感而使用的壹種形式。通過各種方式對句子中的某個部分進行強調,從而起到修辭的作用。英語常用的強調結構有:It is (was)+被強調部分(主語、賓語或狀語)+that/who...;
2.句子意思:這已經是妳本月第三次遲到了。
3.強調句型用法拓展:
1、句首詞用“It”,不能用“This”,“That”等。
2、be動詞的形式是is或was,不能用復數形式are或were。若原句的謂語動詞用了現在時或將來時,則用is;
若原句的謂語動詞用了過去時或過去完成時,則用was。
如:It___the Chinese women that___a great role in the socialist construction.
A. is; plays
B. are; play
C .is; play
D. are; plays
答案:C
3、被強調的部分如果是代詞,強調主語用主格,強調賓語用賓格。
如:It is him that/who/whom I met in the street yesterday.
It is I who/that am wrong.
4、連接詞壹般用that,當強調部分是人時,既可用that也可用who。特別註意當強調部分是時間狀語或地點狀語時,不能用when或where。
如:It was on Oct1st, 1949 that People's Republic of China was founded.
It was at the gate____he told me the news.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. when
答案:A
5、主謂壹致問題被強調的主語要和that後面的謂語動詞在數上保持壹致。
如:It is Mary who often _____(help) me with my English. (helps)
It is I that ____(be) against you. (am)