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C1 文法

C1分裂文20分

強調のための分裂文

Cleft sentences for emphasis

it 分裂文と what 分裂文を使って、文の最も重要な部分に焦点を当てます。

cleft sentence（分裂文）は、1つの内容を2つの節に分けて、一方の部分に特別な注意を向けさせます。普通の文Tariq broke the newsは、誰がしたのか、何が起きたのかを強調する形に作り替えられます。分裂文はスピーチ、エッセイ、丁寧な会話でよく使われ、話の要点へ聞き手を導くのに役立ちます。

種類パターン例
It-cleftIt + be + focus + that / who clauseIt was Maya who proposed the change.
It-cleft (time, place)It + be + adverbial + that clauseIt was in Lisbon that we first met.
What-cleftWhat + clause + be + focusWhat annoyed me was the lack of any explanation.
All-cleftAll + clause + be + focusAll we need is a little more time.
Reason / thing / placeThe reason / thing + clause + be + focusThe thing that worries me is the schedule.
Reversed what-cleftFocus + be + what clauseA quiet life is what she wants.

it 分裂文では、焦点を当てる要素は人、物、時、場所のいずれでもよく、その後にthat（人の場合はwho）が続きます。時を表す表現では、英語は that を強く好みます：It was not until the third interview that she mentioned the salary. what 分裂文では、whatは「〜するもの・こと」を意味し、be動詞が2つの部分をつなぎます。焦点が動詞句の場合は、通常 to または原形不定詞で始めます：What I'd like to do is (to) take a year off.

出来事を述べる

出来事の連続を緊張感をもって伝えるには、What happened was (that) ...またはWhat happened next was ...を使います。that は話し言葉ではよく省略されますが、書き言葉では役に立ちます。

  • It is your attitude, not your ability, that concerns me.
  • What happened next was that the funding was withdrawn.
  • What we did was book the tickets before they sold out.
  • It was not Mina's apology but her honesty that impressed us.

練習問題 1/2

正しい形を選ぼう

各文を正しく完成させる選択肢を選びましょう。

  1. _____ annoyed me was the lack of any explanation.

  2. It was the noise, not the cost, _____ made them move.

  3. What I'd like to do _____ to take a year off.

  4. It was not until the third interview _____ she mentioned the salary.

  5. All we need _____ a little more time.

  6. What happened next was _____ the funding was withdrawn.

  7. Which sentence correctly puts the focus on Maya?

  8. Which sentence puts the focus on the place?

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練習問題 2/2

文を完成させよう

空所に1語ずつ入力して、分裂文を完成させましょう。

  1. I really admire about her is her patience.

  2. It was only after the merger prices began to rise.

  3. What the committee needs a clear timetable.

  4. It Tariq who broke the news to the team yesterday.

  5. It is your attitude, not your ability, concerns me.

  6. What we did to book the tickets before they sold out.

  7. Rather than complain, he did was to offer a solution.

  8. It was not Mina's apology her honesty that impressed us.

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