Identify the device of emphasis used in each sentence, and choose your answer.First, I want to congratulate you all on the splendid results. Second, I want to give you some interesting news, and finally, I want to thank you all.
A: cleft sentence
B: periodic sentence
C: repetition
D: pseudo-cleft sentence
E: inversion
F: postponement
A: cleft sentence
B: periodic sentence
C: repetition
D: pseudo-cleft sentence
E: inversion
F: postponement
举一反三
- Choose the correct sentence between the two sentences given. A: The friend that I want to introduce you to is away this weekend. B: The friend that I want to introduce you to her is away this weekend.
- I will meet you at the airport, if you come tomorrow. A: periodic sentence B: loose sentence C: balanced sentence
- The sentence “I’m hoping you’ll give me some advice”is less polite than the sentence “I hoped you would give me some advice”.
- I did not get your letter until yesterday. （Rewrite the sentence, emphasizing the underlined part of a sentence with a cleft sentence（部分强调句）.） It was not until that I got your letter.
- When you want to make the request, you can use the sentence “Can I order/ have (food item) please?”