“Grammar to Explain” 강조하고 싶은 어구를 it is [was]와 that사이에 위치시킨다. 이 때 강조되는 말이 사람 이면 that 대신에 who, 사물이면 which, 장소의 표현이면 where, 시간의 표현이면 when을 쓸 수 있다. 문장의 보어나 동사는 이렇게 강조하지 않는다. Tom broke the vase in his room yesterday. [인물 강조] It was Tom that [who] broke the vase in that room yesterday. 어제 그 방에서 꽃병을 깬 이는 탐이었다. [사물 강조] It was the vase that [which] Tom broke in that room yesterday. 어제 그 방에서 탐이 깬 것은 꽃병이었다. [장소 강조] It was in that room that [when] Tom broke the vase yesterday. 어제 탐이 꽃병을 깬 곳은 그 방에서였다. [시간 강조] It was yesterday that [who] Tom broke the vase in that room. 탐이 그 방에서 꽃병을 깬 것은 어제였다. 가주어 It ∼ 진주어 that절과의 차이점 : 강조구문은 It is [was]와 that을 문장에서 빼도 성립한다. 위 네 문장에서 진하게 인쇄된 부분을 빼보라. 과연 성립되지 않는가(Tom broke the vase in that room yesterday / The vase Tom broke in that room yesterday <목적어 강조 문두 위치> / In that room Tom broke the vase yesterday / Yesterday Tom broke the vase in that room). 그러나, It is wrong that he was a woman(그가 여자였다는 말은 틀렸다)에서 It is와 that을 빼면 틀린 문장 Wrong he was a woman이 나온다. 그런데 (It is) No wonder (that) he was a woman(그가 여자이었다는 것이 놀랄 일은 아니다)는 가능하나, 이도 엄밀히 말해서 구어체(spoken English)이다.
Maxims Introduced by Teacher It is not what one does, but what one tries to do that makes a man strong. from Ernest Hemingway's “Advice to a Young Man” It is a wise father that knows his own child. from “The Merchant of Venice” by W. Shakespeare It was my teacher's kind and skillful method of teaching that made the first years of my education so beautiful. Helen Keller It wasn't until quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say “I don't know.” W. Somerset Maugham, British writer
Maxims Translated by Student It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. from Mark (마가복음) 2 : 17 It is the time you have used for your rose that makes your rose so important. from “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“My Maxim” Activity 다음 명언처럼 중요한 것과 중요하지 않은 것을 구분하여 명언을 만들어 보세요. 1. It's not the surface, but the substance of our religion that counts. 2. <학생영작사례> It's not the appearance but the character that counts.