明天你怎么去看她呢?
(3)not ... until强调句式:It is/was not until ... that +句子的其他部分(肯定式,且须用陈述语序).此时not until不能分开。
It was not until it stopped completely that we got off the bus.
直到车停稳我们才下车。
[名师点津]
(1)区分下面两句:
It was 7 o'clock when he came back. (it指时间)
他回来时7点钟了。
It was at 7 o'clock that he came back. (强调句,强调at 7 o'clock)
他是7点钟回来的。
(2)because可以用于强调句式,而since, as或why则不能。
It was because the water had risen that they could not cross the river. (不用as或since)
正是由于水涨了,他们才没有渡过河去。
[即时演练2]
(1)(四川高考)Was it on a lonely island ________ he was saved one month after the boat went down?
A.where B.that
C.which D.what
解析:选B 句意:是不是船沉了以后一个月他才在一个孤岛上被救?根据句中出现的it was及强调句型的判断方法可确定该题考查强调句型。故选B。
(2)(湖南高考)It's not what we do once in a while ________ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
A.which B.that
C.how D.when
解析:选B 句意:不是我们偶尔做而是我们始终如一做的事情塑造了我们的生活。此处为强调句式。
(3)(2015·重庆高考)Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century ________ his musical gift was fully recognized.
A.while B.though
C.that D.after
解析:选C 句意:巴赫于1750年去世,但是直到19世纪早期他的音乐天赋才被完全承认。It is/was ...that ...是强调句型,本题被强调部分是时间状语"not until the early 19th century"。