Ngữ pháp - Câu chẻ

Câu chẻ

Câu chẻ được dùng để nhấn mạnh một thành phần của câu như chủ ngữ, túc từ hay trạng từ

1. Nhấn mạnh chủ từ (Subject focus)

Ex: My brother collected these foreign stamps.

→ It was my brother who collected these foreign stamps.

Ex: Her absence at the party made me sad.

→ It was her absence at the party that made me sad.

2. Nhấn mạnh túc từ (Object focus)

Ex: I met Daisy on the way to school.

→ It was Daisy who(m) I met on the way to school.

Note: Khi nhấn mạnh túc từ ta có thể dùng who thay cho whom nhưng khi nhấn mạnh chủ từ thì không dùng whom thay cho who.

Ex: My brother bought an old motorbike from our neighbor.

→ It was an old motorbike that my brother bought from our neighbor.

3. Nhấn mạnh trạng từ (Adverbial focus)

Ex: - We first met in December.

→ It was in December that we first met.

- Phan Thanh Gian was born in this village.

→ It was in this village that Phan Thanh Gian was born.