◇ Cleft Sentences
分裂句
It is/was ＋ 要強調的部份 ＋ that 子句，這句型強調的部份可以是人、事件、物品、地點、時間等，端看情境的需要。這種強調句型中的 it 沒有實質上的意義，只是用來改變句子結構，使得某部份能獲得強調。例如， It's alcohol that does the germ-murdering... 與 it's not all (of the germs) that goes in there 等， alcohol 是名詞、, not all 是代名詞，都在這個句型中「被強調」的位置。
Example：
1. It was me who was accused of the murder, I should be held accountable for it.
是我被指控謀殺的，我應該會此負責。（強調犯人是＂我＂）
2. It's in the factory that the accident took place.
是在工廠裡發生意外的。（強調＂在工廠＂）
3. It was at around 3 in the morning that I heard someone breaking into my house.
大約是在凌晨三點做又我聽到有人闖進我的屋子。（強調＂凌晨三點＂）