It is … that …

強調句 It is … that

Cleft sentences: It is … that — English grammar, senior high

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It is／was ＋要強調的部分＋ that ＋句子其他部分

It is / was + the part to stress + that + the rest

想強調句子的某一部分，把它放在 It is／was 和 that 之間：Tom broke the window. → It was Tom that broke the window.（打破窗戶的是湯姆。）It was yesterday that I saw her.

To stress one part of a sentence, put it between It is / was and that: It was Tom that broke the window. It was yesterday that I saw her.

強調人時也可以用 who：It was Tom who broke the window.
For people who also works: It was Tom who broke the window.
It was not until … that …：直到…才…：It was not until midnight that he came home.
It was not until … that …: It was not until midnight that he came home.

✗ It was in Paris where I met her.
✓ It was in Paris that I met her.
強調句固定用 that。
Cleft sentences use that.
✗ It is my parents that supports me.
✓ It is my parents that support me.
動詞跟著被強調的 parents 用複數。
The verb agrees with parents.

It was my grandmother who taught me to cook.

教我做菜的是我奶奶。

It is hard work that leads to success.

帶來成功的是努力。

It was not until I got home that I noticed my phone was gone.

直到回到家，我才發現手機不見了。

在 Hanabiの小天地聽例句的錄音、做 3 題練習，答對 2/3 就算學會，進度會記下來。