文法講座五十一：強調用的句型：It is / was … that (S) + V

「It is/ was + 強調的部分 + that (S)+ V」這個句型意指「就是/正是 [強調的那部分]，造成了that 子句的結果」。只需將想強調的訊息加在It is/was後方，再接上that 子句，即可輕鬆寫出強調句，請見下方例句！

 
▌例句：Amy 今天帶了個美味的蛋糕給我。
（原句）Amy brings me this delicious cake today.

• （強調 Amy）It is Amy that brings me this delicious cake today.
  今天帶了美味的蛋糕給我的人就是 Amy。
  

  解：原句為現在式，所以寫強調句時需用 It is …。強調 Amy，故將 Amy放在 It is 後方，又關係代名詞 that 代替 Amy，為第三人稱單數主詞，搭配現在式第三人稱單數動詞 brings。

   

• （強調 this delicious cake）It is this delicious cake that Amy brings me today.
  Amy 帶給我的就是這個美味的蛋糕。
  

  解：原句為現在式，所以寫強調句時需用 It is …。強調 this delicious cake，故將 this delicious cake 放在 It is後方，再接上 that 子句。

   

• （強調 today）It is today that Amy brings me this delicious cake. 
就在今天，Amy 帶了個美味的蛋糕給我。


解：原句為現在式，所以寫強調句時需用 It is …。強調 today，故將 today 放在 It is 後方，再接上 that 子句。

 

▌例句：警方重啟五年前的舊案因為有了新證據。
（原句）The police reopen the five-year-old case due to new evidence.

• （強調 due to new evidence）It is due to new evidence that the police reopen the five-year-old case. 
  就是因為有了新證據，所以警方重啟五年前的舊案。
  

  解：原句為現在式，所以寫強調句時需用 It is…。強調 due to new evidence，故將 due to new evidence 放在 It is 後方，再接上 that 子句。

   

▌例句：我悲痛地寫信通知他，他的父親已於昨天離世。
（原句）With great sadness, I wrote to inform him that his father died yesterday.

• （強調 with great sadness）It was with great sadness that I wrote to inform him that his father died yesterday. 
  就是抱著萬分悲痛的心情，我寫信通知他，他的父親已於昨天離世。
  

  解：原句為過去式，所以寫強調句時需用 It was …。強調 with great sadness，故將 with great sadness 放在 It was 後方，再接上 that 子句。