【口语救生圈Alex课堂】高分语法之cleft sentence
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Mary kept a pig in the garden.
★谁养的猪
Mary was the person who kept a pig in the garden;
The person who kept a pig in the garden was Mary.
★Mary 养了个啥
A pig was what Mary kept in the garden;
What Mary kept in the garden was a pig.
★Mary在哪儿养个头猪?
The garden was the place where Mary kept a pig;
The place where Mary kept a pig was the garden.
▲ 基本形式:it + be + X (你想强调的东西)+ 从句
•It's Joey that we're looking for.
•It was actually my dad who taught me to cook.
•It was meeting Jim that really started me off on this new line of work.
•It was not until I went abroad that I realized the importance of studying English.
▲ Mike took Sally to the party on Saturday
•It was Mike who took Sally to the party on Saturday.
•It was Sally that Mike took to the party on Saturday.
•It was to the party that Mike took Sally on Saturday.
•It was on Saturday that Mike took Sally to the party.
▲ My brother bought his new car from our next-door neighbour last Saturday.
•It was my brother who bought his new car from our neighbour last Saturday.
•It was a new car that my brother bought from our neighbour last Saturday.
•It was our next-door neighbour that my brother bought his new car from last Saturday.
•It was last Saturday when my brother bought his new car from our neighbour.
▲各种形式的cleft structure
•What 类: What he wanted to buy was a Porsche.
•All 类: All he wanted to buy was a Porsche.
•推论类: It is not that he loves her. It's just that he has a way with her that is different.
It is not that I wanna become a model. It ‘s just that I want to look good.
•If-because类: If he wants to be an actor, it's because he wants to be famous.
If she cuts back on dinner, it’s because she wants to impress her boyfriend.
▲ Did you learn to cook when you were a child?
•Yes, I did, when I was 10 years old, I guess.
•It was actually my dad who taught me to cook.
•He was incredibly encouraging but quite strict, because he was convinced that cooking was the most important surviving skill, especially considering I was gonna live by myself abroad.
▲ Did you learn to ride a bicycle when you were a child?
•Yes, I did, when I was 6 years old, I guess.
•It was my father who taught me to ride a bicycle.
•He was incredibly encouraging but quite strict, because he was determined to teach me to ride before I started primary school.
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