Câu chẻ (Cleft sentence) là một dạng câu được dùng để nhấn mạnh một thành phần cụ thể trong câu như chủ ngữ, tân ngữ, trạng ngữ... mà không cần phải thay đổi ý nghĩa. Dạng câu này rất phổ biến trong tiếng Anh nói và viết ở trình độ trung cấp trở lên.
Câu chẻ giúp bạn:
Ví dụ:
It is/was + phần cần nhấn mạnh + that/who + phần còn lại
→ Nhấn mạnh người mua:
It was Tom who bought a new laptop yesterday.
→ Nhấn mạnh đồ vật mua:
It was a new laptop that Tom bought yesterday.
→ Nhấn mạnh thời gian:
It was yesterday that Tom bought a new laptop.
What + S + V + is/was + phần nhấn mạnh
Ngoài 2 dạng chính ở trên, người ta còn dùng các biến thể gần giống câu chẻ để nhấn mạnh:
1. ___ was Mary who won the competition.
2. ___ I value most is honesty.
3. ___ was in 2019 that the project started.
4. ___ we want is a fair opportunity.
5. ___ shocked everyone was her resignation.
6. ___ was on Friday that the deal was signed.
7. ___ led the team was Sarah.
8. ___ I need is more practice.
9. ___ was in London that they got married.
10. ___ impressed me was his courage.
11. ___ was Tom who fixed the issue.
12. ___ I enjoy is reading books.
13. ___ was last year that we moved here.
14. ___ motivated her was the challenge.
15. ___ was in the park that we met.
16. ___ caused the delay was the storm.
17. ___ was Anna who suggested the idea.
18. ___ I dislike is dishonesty.
19. ___ was in June that the event occurred.
20. ___ inspired us was her speech.