[118장] 강조구문들

1. it 으로 강조하기

속칭 말하는 it ~ that 강조 구문입니다.

it과 that 사이에 강조하고픈말을 넣어서 표현하는 방법이죠.

ex) Helen bought the car from Tom

→ No, it was Tom that bought the car from Helen.

Helen bought her car last year.

→ No, it was two years ago that Helen bought the car.

Helen bought her car from Bob.

→ No, it was Tom that Helen bought the car from.

일반적으로 which나 who도 사용할 수 있습니다.

ex) His parents were always there to help;

      it was to them that/who he now turned for support.

    ‘Sue's just arrived.' 'That's odd. It's usually on Thrusday that/when she visits.'

    'Was it by cutting staff that he managed to save the firm?'

    'No, it was by improving distribution that he succeeded.'

→ 장소나 시간을 나타내는 where/when 등은 가끔 사용되지만

     how나 why등은 사용이 안됩니다.

 

 

2. what을 사용한 강조

다음 두 예문을 비교해 보세요

ex) We gave them some home-made ice cream.

      What we gave them was some home-made ice cream.

이렇게 what을 사용한 절을 이용해서 강조어구를 만들어 낼 수 있습니다.

what으로 시작되는 절이 강조하는 것은 바로 뒤에 나오는 말을 강조하기 위함입니다.

what으로 이끄는 절은 주로 새로운 것을 소개하거나, 이유를 대거나,

먼가에 대해 설명이나 교육을할 때 많이 쓰는 어구입니다.

 

다음 예문을 보시면서 정리해 봅시다.

ex) What I'd like you to work on is exercise two on page 38.

      Tim arrived two hours late: What had happened was

       that his bicycle chain had broken.

      'We've only got this small bookcase - will that do?'

       'No, what I was looking for was something much bigger and stronger.'

what으로 시작하는 문장을 문장 앞에 또는 문장 뒤에 둘 수 있습니다.

ex) What upset me most was his rudeness.

      His rudeness was what upset me most.

어떤 한 동작을 강조할때는 what ~ do 의 구문을 사용합니다.

ex) Dave lost his job and was short of money,

      so what he did was (to) sell his flat and move in with his brother.

      A: When the bookcase arrived, two shelves were broken.

      B: Did you send it back?

      A: No, what we did was (to) send them a letter of complaint.

주로 이런 식으로 강조하는 어구들은 what + 주어 + do + be 동사 + to 부정사 의 구문을

사용합니다.

 

 

3. 의문사를 사용하여 강조를 하는 경우

다음과 같은 구문으로 강조 어구를 사용합니다.

ex) The only reason (why/that) I left the party early was that I was feeling unwell.

     The place (where/that) you should paly football is the playground,

      not the classroom.

     The best way (in which/that) you can open the bottle is by putting it

       in hot water first.

      Somebody (who/that) I enjoy reading is Peter Carey.

      The time (when/that) I work best is early morning.