强调句型 It is … that

你好!我是你的英语老师。在中学英语语法中,强调句型(The Emphatic Sentence)是中考的“常客”,更是高考的“必考点”。它不仅出现在单选题、语法填空里,更是写作中提升句式高级感的“加分神器”。

今天,我们深度拆解“It is/was ... that/who ...”这一核心强调句型。


一、 强调句型的“骨架”结构

强调句型就像一个“放大镜”,把你想突出的部分放在 It is/wasthat/who 之间。

结构 It is / was + 被强调部分 + that / who + 句子其他部分
时态一致 原句是一般现在时/将来时 $\rightarrow$ 用 It is;原句是过去时态 $\rightarrow$ 用 It was
连接词选择 强调时,可用 thatwho;强调物、时间、地点、原因等,一律用 that

💡 实例演示:

  • 原句: Lilei met Han Meimei in the park yesterday. (李雷昨天在公园遇到了韩梅梅。)
  • 强调主语: It was Lilei who/that met Han Meimei in the park yesterday.
  • 强调宾语: It was Han Meimei that Lilei met in the park yesterday.
  • 强调时间状语: It was yesterday that Lilei met Han Meimei in the park.
  • 强调地点状语: It was in the park that Lilei met Han Meimei yesterday.

二、 核心考点与高阶变形(高考重点)

除了基础陈述句,考试最爱考以下三种变形:

1. 一般疑问句式

  • 结构: Is / Was it + 被强调部分 + that / who ...?
  • 例子: Was it in the park that they met yesterday? (昨天他们是在公园见面的吗?)

2. 特殊疑问句式(高频陷阱!)

  • 结构: 疑问词 + is / was it + that ...?
  • 例子: Where was it that they met yesterday? (他们昨天到底是在哪儿见面的?)
  • 注意: 这种句型常结合宾语从句考察语序(用陈述语序)。
    • 例:I don't know where it was that they met. (我不知道他们到底是在哪儿见面的。)

3. "Not ... until ..." 的强调形式(必背!)

这是写作和改错的高频考点。
* 普通句: He didn't go to bed until his father came back.
* 强调句: It was not until his father came back that he went to bed.
* 口诀: Not和Until不分手,一起放在was后,that后面要肯定(去did还原动词)。


三、 易错点与考试陷阱(避坑指南)

陷阱 1:主谓一致

当强调主语时,that/who后面的谓语动词必须与被强调的主语保持一致。
* 错误: It is I that is responsible for it. (X)
* 正确: It is I that am responsible for it. (√)

陷阱 2:代词格的一致

被强调的代词应保持其在原句中的格(主格或宾格)。
* 正确: It was him (宾格) that I saw. / It was he (主格) who called me.

陷阱 3:强调句 vs. 定语从句(最难辨析点)

很多同学看到时间、地点就想填 whenwhere,这是大错特错!
* 判断秘籍:【还原法】
* 去掉 It is/was ... that,如果剩下的部分结构完整、逻辑通顺,就是强调句。
* 如果剩下的部分不完整,则是定语从句或其他。

句子 判断 理由
It was 10 o'clock that he arrived. 强调句 去掉It was...that $\rightarrow$ He arrived at 10 o'clock. (通顺)
It was 10 o'clock when he arrived. 定语从句 10 o'clock是时间点,when引导从句修饰它。

四、 总结:强调句型的“三不”原则

  1. 不能强调谓语: 强调动词要用 do/does/did + 动词原形(如:He did come yesterday.)。
  2. 不能强调形容词: 强调句通常不用于强调表语形容词。
  3. 连接词不能乱用: 无论强调什么(时间、地点、原因、方式),连接词首选 that,只有强调人时可选 who绝对没有 where, when, why!

✍️ 老师寄语

强调句型是英语中的“显微镜”,它让表达更有力度。在做题时,请务必记住“还原法”——这是破解所有强调句陷阱的万能钥匙。

课后练一练:
请将句子 "I saw the UFO in the backyard last night." 改写为强调“地点状语”的强调句。
(答案:It was in the backyard that I saw the UFO last night.)