強調(diào)句中,被強調(diào)的成分可以是主語、賓語、狀語或者主語從句、賓語從句等。而狀語既可以是副詞、介詞短語,也可以是狀語從句。如because, since從句或not until引導的從句等。
I don't mind her criticizing me, but it is how she does it that I object to.
我不介意她批評我,但是我反對的正是她批評我的方式。
It was not until I had read your letter that I understood the true state of affairs.
直到我讀了你的信件我才理解了事情的真正狀況。
It was because he missed the bus that he didn't go to work on time.
正是由于錯過了公共汽車他才沒有準時上班。
It was not what he just said but what he did that made his father burst out crying.
不是他剛才說的話,而正是他所做的使他父親突然哭了。
It is since he was 5 years old that he has lived here with his parents.
正是從五歲起他就和父母在這里居住了。
It is when he found a mouse that he realized it was a dirty room.
正是在他發(fā)現(xiàn)了老鼠的時候他才認識到那是個很臟的房間。
專項練習
1. It was only when I reread his poems recently _______ I began to appreciate their beauty.
A. until
B. that
C. then
D. so
2. It was at the gate _______ he told me the news.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. when
3. Does _______ matter if he can't finish the job on time?
A. this
B. that
C. he
D. it
4. It was not until she had arrived home _______ she remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. when
B. that
C. and
D. while
5. It _______ Jenny and I who came to the wedding party the other day.
A. be
B. was
C. were
D. are
6. It was at about 10 o'clock _______ I finished writing the report.
A. since
B. that
C. when
D. which
7. It was only when I realized the importance of English _______ I began to make up my mind have a good command of it.
A. that
B. until
C. then
D. so
8. It was on the hill _______ the young soldier died for the country _______ they set up a monument.
A. where; for which
B. where; that
C. so; that
D. where; so
9. It is in this lake _______ my classmates and I often spend a holiday boating.
A. which
B. where
C. that
D. in which
10. It is _______ for themselves _______ working hard at their lessons.
A. only; that they are not
B. not only; that they are
C. only; which they aren't
D. not only; when they are
答案速查 1-5 BADBB 6—10 BABCB