1.
(1) It be + 形容詞 + for + 人 + to V
(2) It be + 形容詞 + of + 人 + to V
例句:
It’s possible for a bee to fly among flowers.
= To fly among flowers is possible for a bee.
2.
It be + 要強調的部份 + that + 句子其餘的部份
例句:
John gave Mary a book.
= It was a book that John gave Mary.
= It was Mary that John gave a book.
= It was John that gave Mary a book.
3.
It seems that + S + V = S + seem to + V
例句:
It seems that he was rich.
= He seems to have been rich.
4.
It be + 形容詞 + that + S + V... = 副詞, S + V…
例句:
It is certain that Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist that ever lived.
= Certainly, Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist that ever lived.
5.
(1) It be said that + S + V…
= People say that + S + V…
(2) It be well (或truly, wisely) said that + S + V…
例句:
It was once thought that cotton was the best material for summer clothing.
= People once thought that cotton was the best material for summer clothing.
6.
It可表「天氣、時間、季節、狀態、距離…等」
例句:
(1) It is hot.
(2) It was Monday.
7.
S + V + 補語 + that子句(或to + 動詞)…
例句:
Constant practice made it possible that he improved his English.
8.
(1) one…; the other…
(2) one…; the others…
(3) one…; another…; the other…
(4) one…; another…; the others…
例句:
(1) I have two pens. One is red; the other is green.
(2) He has three English books. One is at home; the others are at school.
(3) She has three balls. One is white; another is blue; the other is black.
(4) Here are four men. One is a teacher; another is a dentist; the others are soliders.
9.
(1) Some…; others…
(2) Some of the …; the others…
例句:
(1) Some children are running; others are singing.
(2) Some of them learn quickly; the others don’t.
10.
A is one thing and B is another
例句:
To teach is one thing and to learn is another.
11.
that... this... = the former... the latter... = the one... the other
例句:
(1) He has a rabbit and a cat; that is afraid of this.
(2) She has two sons, tim and Peter; the former is stronger than the latter.
(3) Mary and Helen are classmates; the one is taller than the other.
12.
that 可以代替前面提過的事
例句:
The tail of the ox is longer than that of the mouse.