What kind of emphatic device is used in the third sentence?
A: The passive voice.
B: Contrast.
C: Repetition.
D: Cleft sentence.
A: The passive voice.
B: Contrast.
C: Repetition.
D: Cleft sentence.
举一反三
- 中国大学MOOC: What kind of emphatic device is used in the third sentence?
- Which voice is more emphatic in a sentence? A: Passive voice B: Active voice
- 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
- The sentence“What she wanted to do was stay at home reading Chinese novels.”contains a cleft sentence. ( )
- A cleft sentence is an emphatic construction with non-referring it as formal subject. A: 正确 B: 错误