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Emphasizing Statements in Writing

This document discusses various grammatical structures that can be used to emphasize statements, including the passive voice, inverted word order, cleft sentences introduced by "it" or "what", and exceptional uses of auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did". The passive voice focuses on the object of an action rather than the subject. Inverted structures invert the typical subject-verb order. Cleft sentences introduced by "it" or "what" emphasize a specific subject or object. Auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did" can also be used exceptionally to emphasize something contrary to belief.

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Emphasizing Statements in Writing

This document discusses various grammatical structures that can be used to emphasize statements, including the passive voice, inverted word order, cleft sentences introduced by "it" or "what", and exceptional uses of auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did". The passive voice focuses on the object of an action rather than the subject. Inverted structures invert the typical subject-verb order. Cleft sentences introduced by "it" or "what" emphasize a specific subject or object. Auxiliary verbs like "do" and "did" can also be used exceptionally to emphasize something contrary to belief.

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Adding Emphasis

In this example, attention is called to


You may use the following forms to emphasize what is expected of students (reports).
your statements when you are expressing your
opinions, disagreeing, making strong 2. INVERTED WORD ORDER
suggestions, expressing annoyance, etc.
Note that the auxiliary verb is placed before the
1. Use of Passive Voice subject which is followed by the main verb.
- The focus is on the person or thing
affected by an action. Auxiliary verb – helping verb that comes before
2. Use of inverted Word Order other verbs to establish verb tense.
- Invert the word order by placing a Examples:
prepositional phrase or another
expressions.
3. Use of Cleft Sentences: It  At no time did I say you couldn't come.
- Sentences introduced by ‘It”, like “It is’  Hardly had I arrived when he started
or ‘It was’, are often used to emphasize a complaining.
specific subject or object.  Little did I understand what was
4. Use of Cleft Sentences: What happening.
- Sentences introduced by a clause  Seldom have I felt so alone.
beginning with ‘What’ are used to
emphasize a specific subject or object.
5. Exceptional Use of ‘Do’ or ‘Did’ 3. USE OF CLEFT SENTENCES: IT
- To emphasize something we feel
strongly these auxiliary verbs can be
used as an exception to the rule. Sentences introduced by 'It', like 'It is' or 'It
was', are often used to emphasize a specific
1. USE OF PASSIVE VOICE subject or object. The introductory clause is
- The emphasis of your statement is at the then followed by a relative pronoun.
beginning of a sentence.
- By using a passive sentence, we Examples:
emphasize by showing what happens to
 It was I who received the promotion.
something rather than who or what does
something.  It is the awful weather that drives him
crazy.
PASSIVE VOICE PATTERN
4. USE OF CLEFT SENTENCE: WHAT
Object (nakinabang ng room)
- To emphasize a specific subject or
Verb
object, write cleft sentences with “what”
Subject
clauses. The clause introduced by “what”
is used as the subject or object of the
Active: Rose painted the room
sentence.
Passive: The room was painted by Rose
- The clause introduced by 'What' is
Example:
employed as the subject of the sentence
Reports are expected by the end of the
as is followed by the verb 'to be'.
week.
Examples: started to talk.
 What we need is a good long shower.
 What he thinks isn't necessarily true. 3. The cyclist was in no way held
responsible for the recent accident.
- What’s your answer?
5. EXCEPTIONAL USE OF ‘DO’ OR
‘DID’
1. It is me who likes reading books.
You have probably learned that the auxiliary 2. What I like reading are books.
verbs 'do' and 'did' are not used in positive
sentences - for example, He went to the store.
NOT He did go to the store. However, in order
to emphasize something we feel strongly these
auxiliary verbs can be used as an exception to
the rule.

Examples:
 No that's not true. John did speak to
Mary.
 I do believe that you should think twice
about this situation.

Note this form is often used to express


something contrary to what another
person believes.

Passive Voice
1. Josh hit the tennis ball.
The tennis ball was hit by Josh
2. Ashley ate an apple.
An apple was eaten by Ashley.

Inversion
1. I have played little tennis since I was a
child.
Little have I played tennis since I was a
child.

2. He hardly taken a seat before he


started to talk.
Hardly had he taken a seat before he

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