Section ⅢGrammar- it的用法(2)
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探究发现
①There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.
②It was a scientist called Charles Keeling, who made accurate measurements of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from 1957 to 1997.
③They also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has resulted in this increase in carbon dioxide.
④It was during the 20th century that the temperature of the earth went up about one degree Fahrenheit.
[我的发现]
这些句子都是强调句,句中的黑体词部分标出了句中的强调句结构,即:it is/was+被强调部分+that/who ...句首词用"it";be动词总是用单数形式,即is或was。连接词一般用that,当强调部分是人时,强调连接词也可用who。
一、强调句的基本用法
强调句就是把句中要强调的部分(通常是主语、宾语、状语或状语从句)放在It is/was和that/who之间,原句中剩余部分放在that/who之后。
1.强调句的陈述句式
"It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他剩余部分."
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
→It is in Beijing and Zhangjiakou that the 2022 Winter Olympic Games will take place.