英语强调句造句练习

1、GRAMMAR CLEFT SENTENCES Cleft sentences add emphasis to a noun, a person, a time, a phrase or a clause using the structure it is/was and followed by that/who or what is/was. In the following examples the underlined part of the sentence is being emphasized. It was an Australian, Albert Ellis, who mad

2、e the discovery from which Nauru is still reeling. What strikes one first about the island is its size. What they did was to ship the phosphate to Australia.Note: in sentences referred to time that is usually preferred to when. It was only in 1968 that the Nauruans could begin to benefit from their

3、riches.LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES It is my cars keys that I was looking for. It was Groucho who said. Excuse I cant stand up. It was last week that I heard about your car crash. It was until I got home that I realized Ive lost my keysNote: a number of other words could be used instead of what li

4、ke the thing (that), something (that), the person/people (who) or someone/body (that). The people who extracted the phosphate were Chinese labourers. The thing that strikes one first about the island is its size.Note: all might be used rather than what to mean “the only thing that”. All the islander

5、s did in the way of exercise was walk to the government offices once a week.SOME EXAMPLES OF USING CLEFT SENTENCES1. It was after I read John Naishs book that I began to make changes in my life.2. All I did was look at the cover and I knew the book would interest me.3. One thing Im curious to know i

6、s what kind of people come to the recycling center to buy things.4. What I mostly look out for is flashy jewellery 5. All we have got is a wooden crate.6. What is remarkable is that Sonya is the overall eating champion 7. Sonya ate forty crab cakes in twelve minutes. It is that record she is here th

7、is morning to defend.8. The first outsider who laid eyes on Nauru was British sailor John Fearn.9. The first person who stepped the moon was Neil Armstrong.10. It wasnt until I got home that I realized how close I had been of dying.11. What strikes one first about London is its weather is always rai

8、ning.12. It was The Island of the Treasure the first book that I remember to readUse a cleft sentence to rewrite the following statements. The emphasis is put on the word in bold1. The person who told me about the hotel was Keith._2. Only when the plane landed I felt a great sense of relief._3. I le

9、ft because I felt Ill._4. Sarah saw a plane not a UFO._5. I had to borrow my fathers car to go to the job interview._6. The reason why Ive come is to discuss my future with you._7. My brother bought his new car from our next-door neighbour last Saturday._8. Last night I lent my bike to Sue._9. Chris

10、topher Columbus discovered America in 1492._10. I cant bear you because you are always complaining about everything._11. He proposed to repair the building and turn it into a cultural center_12. His wife killed Peter in a fit of jealousy._13. The person who recommended me to become a doctor was my f

11、ather._14. My teenage daughter is missing and I dont know what I can do._15. The Great Dictator was the very first sound film of Charles Chaplin_ANSWER KEY1. It was Keith the person who told me about the hotel.2. It was only when the plane landed that I felt a great sense of relief.3. It was because

12、 I felt ill that I left.4. It was a plane that Sarah saw, not an UFO.5. It was my fathers car that I had to borrow to go to the job interview6. It is to discuss my future with the reason that Ive come.7. It was our next-door neighbour who my brother brought his new car last Saturday.8. It was my bike that I lent to sue.9. It was Christopher Columbus the person who discovered America in 1492.10. The reason why I cant bear you is because you are always complaining about everything.11. What he proposed was to repair the building and turn it into a cultural center.12. It was his wife who killed