這個強調句可選 careful 嗎

請看這個題目，選哪個最佳？

_________ was very _________ that little Jim wrote the letter.

A. It, careful                        B. It, carefully                        C. He, careful                        D. He, carefully

【分析】此題正確答案為B，其余幾項均有可能被誤選。誤選的原因主要是將第二空所填之詞視為動詞 was 的表語，從而誤選了形容詞 careful，并以此為依據在第一空誤填了代詞 He，誤認為 He was very careful 是一個句子意群。其實，此題是一個強調句，其非強調形式為 Little Jim wrote the letter very carefully. 若用 it is … that… 的強調句式強調其中的狀語 very carefully 即為上面一題的題干。請看下面幾例，也屬強調結構(www.hz123456.com)：

(1) It was when she was about to go to bed _________ the telephone rang.

A. since                        B. as                        C. that                        D. then

答案選C，被強調成分為 when she was about to go to bed 這一時間狀語從句。

(2) It may have been at Christmas _________ John gave Mary a handbag.

A. before                        B. who                     C. that                        D. when

答案選C，被強調成分為 at Christmas，其中的動詞 be 采用了 may have been 這一較為復雜的形式。

(3) Who was it _________ saved the drowning girl?

A. since                        B. as                        C. that                            D. he

答案選C，被強調成分為 who，該句實為 It was Tom that saved the drowning girl. 這一強調句的特殊疑問句形式(即對其中的Tom 提問而得)。

(4) What is it _________ his daughter needs most?

A. what                        B. which                     C. that                        D. if

答案選C，被強調成分為 what，該句實為 It is a bike that his daughter needs most. 這一強調句的特殊疑問句形式(即對其中的bike 提問而得)。

(5) It was not until he came back _________ he knew the police were looking for him.

A. which                        B. since                      C. that                        D. before

答案選C，為 He didn’t know the police were looking for him until he came back. 之強調句式。注：not…until…的強調句式通常為 It was not until…that… 的形式。