핵심 명제
It is + 강조 부분 + that + 나머지. 주어/목적어/부사구를 다 강조 가능.
명사·부사구는 that, 사람은 who 도 가능.
설명
It is ~ that 패턴
원래 문장에서 강조하고 싶은 부분을 It is 뒤로 빼고 나머지를 that 절에.
원문: Tom met Jane at the cafe yesterday.
강조 1 (주어 Tom): It was Tom that met Jane at the cafe yesterday.
강조 2 (목적어 Jane): It was Jane that Tom met at the cafe yesterday.
강조 3 (장소 the cafe): It was at the cafe that Tom met Jane yesterday.
강조 4 (시간 yesterday): It was yesterday that Tom met Jane at the cafe.
거의 모든 부분 강조 가능 — 동사 자체만 빼고.
that 대신 who/which/when/where
| 강조 부분 | that 대안 |
|---|---|
| 사람 | who |
| 사물 | which (드물게) |
| 시간 | when |
| 장소 | where |
✓ It was Tom who met Jane.
✓ It was the cafe where Tom met Jane.
✓ It was yesterday when Tom met Jane.
that 만 써도 다 OK 라 구별 신경 안 써도 됨.
시제는 원문에 따라
| 원문 시제 | It is/was |
|---|---|
| 현재 | It is |
| 과거 | It was |
✓ It is John that loves her now. (현재)
✓ It was John that loved her then. (과거)
동사 강조는 do/does/did
동사를 강조할 때는 It is ~ that 못 씀. 대신 do/does/did + 원형.
원문: I love you.
강조: I do love you. (정말 사랑한다)
원문: She came yesterday.
강조: She did come yesterday.
3단·시제별 do 변형 (do/does/did).
의문문 강조 — Wh- + is it that ~?
원문: Where did you go?
강조: Where was it that you went?
원문: Why did he leave?
강조: Why was it that he left?
격식·강조.
what + 절 강조 — 명사절
원문: What I want is your honesty.
강조 (이미 강조 형태): What I want is your honesty.
원문: She gave me this book.
강조: What she gave me was this book.
What 절 도 강조 효과 있음.
강조 vs 가주어 it — 형태 비슷, 의미 다름
| 형태 | 의미 |
|---|---|
| It is + 강조부분 + that | 강조구문 |
| It is + 형용사 + that | 가주어 (진주어 = that 절) |
강조: It is the book that I bought. (그 책을 샀다 — 강조)
가주어: It is true that he is honest. (그가 정직한 것 사실 — 가주어)
구별법: It is 와 that 사이를 빼고 의미 통하면 강조구문, 통하면 가주어.
"the book that I bought" → 의미 통함 → 강조
"true that he is honest" → It 빼면 어색 → 가주어
대표 문장 (외우기)
It was at the cafe that I met her yesterday — and I do love her.
어제 카페에서 내가 그녀를 만난 것이다 — 그리고 정말 그녀를 사랑한다.
It was at the cafe that (장소 강조) + do love (동사 강조). 두 강조.