強調句難題分析

請看下面一道題：_________ was very _________ that little Jim wrote the letter. A. It, careful              B. It, carefully           C. He, careful           D. He, carefully

【分析】此題正確答案爲B was 的表語，從而誤選了形容詞 careful，並以此爲依據在第一空誤填了代詞 He，誤認爲 He was very careful 是一個句子意羣。其實，此題是一個強調句，其非強調形式爲 Little Jim wrote the letter very carefully. 若用 it is … that… 的強調句式強調其中的狀語 very carefully 即爲上面一題的題幹。請看下面幾例，也屬強調結構：
(1) It was when she was about to go to bed _________ the telephone rang.
A. since                 B. as                        C. that                        D. then 答案選C，被強調成分爲 when she was about to go to bed 這一時間狀語從句。，被強調成分爲

(2) It may have been at Christmas _________ John gave Mary a handbag.
A. before                B. who                 C. that                 D. when
答案選C，被強調成分爲 at Christmas，其中的動詞 be 採用了 may have been 這一較爲複雜的形式。

(3) Who was it _________ saved the drowning girl?
A. since                       B. as                  C. that                        D. he
答案選C，被強調成分爲 who，該句實爲 It was Tom that saved the drowning girl. 這一強調句的特殊疑問句形式(即對其中的Tom 提問而得)。

(4) What is it _________ his daughter needs most?A. what                       B. which                        C. that                        D. if
答案選C，被強調成分爲 what，該句實爲 It is a bike that his daughter needs most. 這一強調句的特殊疑問句形式(即對其中的bike 提問而得)。

(5) It was not until he came back _________ he knew the police were looking for him.
A. which              B. since                        C. that                        D. before
答案選C，爲 He didn’t know the police were looking for him until he came back. 之強調句式。注：not…until…的強調句式通常爲 It was not until…that… 的形式。