A. LÝ THUYẾT:
I. Khái niệm:
- Câu nhấn mạnh (Câu chẻ) được dùng để nhấn mạnh vào một đối tượng hay một sự vật, sự việc nào đó
- Thường được chia làm hai vế: Vế chính và vế sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ.
- Được dùng để nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ, tân ngữ hoặc trạng từ trong câu.
Ví dụ:
My brother collected these foreign stamps.
-> It was my brother who collected these foreign stamps.
I met Daisy on the way to school.
-> It was Daisy who(m) I met on the way to school.
We first met in December.
-> It was in December that we first met.
II. Cấu trúc:
- Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ:
- Chủ ngữ là người: It + is / was + Noun / pronoun (người) + who/that + V + O
Ví dụ:
Mr. Hung teaches English at my school
-> It is Mr Hung who/that teaches English at my school
- Chủ ngữ là vật: It + is / was + Noun (vật) + that + V + O
Ví dụ:
My dog made neighbors very scared.
-> It was my dog that made neighbors very scared.
- Nhấn mạnh tân ngữ:
- Tân ngữ là người: It + is / was + Noun / pronoun (người) + who(m) + S + V
Ví dụ:
He gave his wife the whole confidential document.
-> It was his wife that/whom he gave the whole confidential document.
- Tân ngữ là vật: It + is / was + Noun (vật) + that + S + V
Ví dụ:
My brother bought an old motorbike from our neighbor.
-> It was an old motorbike that my brother bought from our neighbor.
- Nhấn mạnh trạng từ: It + is / was + Adverbial phrase + that + S + V
Ví dụ:
We first met in December.
-> It was in December that we first met.
- Câu chẻ bị động:
- Tân ngữ là người: It + is / was + Noun / pronoun (person) + who + be + V-pII
Ví dụ:
Fans gave that singer a lot of flowers.
→ It was that singer who was given a lot of flowers.
- Tân ngữ là vật: It + is / was + Noun (thing) + that + be + V-pII
Ví dụ:
People talk about this film.
→ It is this film that is talked about.
