Question

It wasn’t until nearly a month later ________ I received the manager’s reply.

A. sinceB. whenC. asD. that

Answer

D

【解析】

试题分析：考查强调句型。强调句型的基本形式是“It is/was...that...”，对not... until...句式的强调有固定的结构，即“It was not(wasn’t) until...that...”。本题还原为普通的not until句型，为I didn’t receive the manager’s reply until nearly a month later.故答案选D。

【知识拓展】

1.强调句型的基本结构是：It is/was + 被强调部分 + that/who/whom + 句子未被强调部分.

该句型可以用于强调除谓语外的句子所有成分。如果被强调部分为sb时，引导词可以用who/whom，who强调主语sb，而whom强调宾语sb；但是that可以用于任何强调句型。该句型的最大特点是：去掉it is/was和引导词that/who/whom之后，剩下部分为完整的一个句子（有时候需要调整句序）。

如：I met him in the street yesterday.

强调主语I时，改为：It was I who/that met him in the street yesterday.

强调宾语him时，改为：It was him whom/that I met in the street yesterday.

强调地点状语in the street时，改为：It was in the street that I met him yesterday.

强调时间状语yesterday时，改为：It was yesterday that I met him in the street.

以上句子如果去掉it was和引导词that/who/whom外，适当调整句序后，都会还原成原句：I met him in the street yesterday.

2.而not...until...的强调句型为：It is/was not until + 状语/状语从句 + that + 句子/主句的肯定句形式。

如：I didn't go to bed until my parents returned.

其强调句型为：It was not until my parents returned that I went to bed.

再如：I didn't go to bed until 11:30 pm.

其强调句型为：It was not until 11:30 pm that I went to bed.

考点：考查强调句型