常用it作形式主语的句型结构
◇It+be+形容词+that-从句
可用于此句型的形容词有:wonderful,true,good,right,wrong,(un)important,useless,surprising,clear,unusual,lucky,certain,necessary等。如:
①Itisquitecertainthathewillbeatthemeeting.
②Itissurprisingthathecamelatetoschoolthismorning.
③Itisimportantthatwe(should)studyhard
注意:该句型中的形容词是(un)important,necessary等时,从句应为(should)+动词原形。◇It+be+-ed分词+that-从句
适用该句型的过去分词主要有:said,reported,announced,hoped,thought,told,believed,expected,decided,suggested,known等。如:
①Itishopedthatonedaytheywillhaveenoughanimalstosetthemfree
②Itiswellknownthattheearthgoesaroundthesun.
③Itissuggestedthatthesportsmeeting(should)beputoffuntilnextweek.
注意:该句型的过去分词是suggested时,从句应为(should)+动词原形。
◇It+be+名词+that-从句
适用该句型的名词(词组)有:apity,anhonor,agoodthing,afact,asurprise,goodnews,one’sduty等。如:
①Itisapity(that)youmissedthesportsmeetinglastweek.
②ItisafactthatEnglishisbeingacceptedasaninternationallanguage.
◇It+seem/appear/happen的适当形式+that从句。该句型常可以转换成含不定式的简单句。如:
①Itseemsthatthereisabigwastepipecomingdownfromthetown.
→Thereseemstobeabigwastepipecomingdownfromthetown.
②Heappearedtobecalm,butinsidehisheartwasbeatingwildlywithfear.
→Itappearedthathewascalm,butinsidehisheartwasbeatingwildlywithfear.
◇Itdoesn'tmatter(It’snowonder;Itdoesn’tmakemuchdifference等)
+when/where/which/whether等从句。如:
①Doesitmatterifhecan'tfinishthejobontime?
②Theyareallclassmates.Itisnowonder
theyshouldhelpeachotherwiththeirstudies.
◇It+be+adj./n.(forsb./ofsb.)+todosth.该句型中的形容词通常是表示事物的特点或特征的如difficult,hard,easy,impossible,necessary,important等,此时用for;或表示人的性格特征或特点的如nice,good,bad,kind,silly,foolish,wise,clever,careless,rude,brave,cruel,careful,grateful等,这时要用of。如:
①Itisfoolishofyoutogiveupsuchagoodchance.
②Itisnecessaryforcollegestudentstomasteratleastaforeignlanguage
It作形式主语常见句型
动词不定式,动名词或主语从句作主语时,通常把它们放在谓语动词前,而用it作形式主语,放到句首,常见句型有:
1.It+be+形容词+主语从句,如:
ItisuncertainwhetherhecancometoJenny’sbirthdaypartyornot.
2.It+be+名词词组+主语从句,这类名词有:afact,apity,ashame,anhonour,aquestion等,如:
It’sapitythatyoumissedtheexcitingfootballmatch.Itremainsaquestionwhetherhewillcomeornot.
3.It+be+过去分词+主语从句,这类过去分词有:announced,believed,expected,hoped,decided,reported,said,shown等,如:Itisreportedthat16peoplewerekilledintheearthquake.Itisnotdecidedwhowillgivetheoperationtothepatient.
4.It+不及物动词(seem,appear,happen等)+主语从句,这类不及物动词有:appear,happen,seem等,如:
Itseemedthathedidn’ttellthetruth.
IthappenedthatIwasoutwhenhecalled.
5.It+be+形容词+forsb.)+动词不定式
这类句型常用形容词easy,difficult,hard,important,possible,wise等作表语,有时候为了强调不定式动作的执行者,常在不定式前加forsb,如:It’snecessaryfortheyoungtomastertwoforeignlanguage.Itisunwisetogivethechildrenwhatevertheywant.
这类形容词有:easy,difficult,hard,important,possible,wise
6.It+be+形容词+ofsb.+动词不定式,这类形容词常是表示心理品质,性格特征的形容词,如:kind,nicestupid,clever,foolish,polite,impolite,silly,selfish,considerate等。某人和这些形容词可以构成主系表结构。如:
It’sverykindofyoutohelpmewiththework.
=Youarekindtohelpme.
Itseemedselfishofhimnottosharehisdictionarywithothers.=Heseemedselfishnottosharehisdictionarywithothers.
7.It+be+名词词组+动词不定式,如:
Itisnotagoodhabittostayuptoolate.
8.It+be+名词或形容词+动名词,这类名词和形容词常常是:good,nogood,nouse,awasteof,useless,senseless等,如:
It’sawasteoftimetalkingtoheranymore.
Itisnousearguingaboutthematterwithhim.
9.It+take(sb.)+时间(金钱)+动词不定式,如:
Ittooktheworkersalmostthreeyearstofinishbuildingthedam.Itwilltakeawholedaytogettothetopofthemountainonfoot.