It作形式主語常見句型
1.It + be +形容詞+ that-從句
可用于此句型的形容詞有: wonderful, true,good,right,wrong,(un)important,useless,surprising,disturbing,frightening,alarming,clear,unusual,lucky,certain, necessary等。 如: ① It is quite certain that he will be at the meeting.他將出席會議是無疑的。
② It is surprising that he came late to school this morning.他今天早上遲到真令人驚訝。 ③ It is important that we (should) study hard.我們努力學(xué)習(xí)是很重要的。
注意: 該句型中的形容詞是(un)important, necessary等時,從句應(yīng)為 (should )+動詞原形。
It is important that we (should) learn English well.
It is necessary that he (should) remember these words.
2.It + be +名詞+ that-從句
適用該句型的名詞(詞組)有: a pity,an honor,a good thing,a fact,a surprise,a question, a shame,a custom, a truth,our hope, no wonder, good/bad manners等。如:
① It is a pity (that) you missed the sports meeting last week. 你錯過了上周的運動會太可惜了。
② It is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. 事實上英語已經(jīng)被作為一種國際語言而接受了。
3. It +seem/ appear/ happen的適當(dāng)形式+that從句。
① It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town.
②It appeared that he was calm, but inside his heart was beating wildly with fear.
4. It + be + 過去分詞 + 主語從句,這類過去分詞有:announced, believed, expected, hoped, decided, reported, said, shown等, 如:
It is reported that 16 people were killed in the earthquake.
It is not decided who will give the operation to the patient.
5. It is time ( about time ,high time ) that ...
該句型中that 后的從句應(yīng)該用虛擬語氣,值得注意的是① 常用過去時態(tài)表示虛擬.② 有時也用should + 動詞原形,should 不能省。常譯為"是(正是)...的時侯..."。 It is time that children should go to bed.
= It is time that children went to bed.
6. It is the first ( second ... ) time that ...
用完成時態(tài)。至于用什么完成時態(tài),由主句的謂語動詞的時態(tài)決定。如果是一般現(xiàn)在時,后面從句用現(xiàn)在完成時態(tài);如果是一般過去時,后面從句則用過去完成時態(tài)。該結(jié)構(gòu)中 that 可以省去;it有時用 this 替換.常譯為"是第一(二)...次..."。
It is the first time I have been here.
= This is the first time I have been here.
7. It + be + adj./ n. (for sb. / of sb.) + to do sth. 該句型中的形容詞通常是表示事物的特點或特征的如difficult,hard,easy,impossible,necessary,important等,此時用for;或表示人的性格特征或特點的如nice,good,bad,kind,silly,foolish,wise,clever, careless,rude,brave,cruel,careful, grateful等,這時要用 of。如:
① It is foolish of you to give up such a good chance.
② It is necessary for college students to master at least a foreign language.