Thể nhấn mạnh (Emphatic form)
I. Trường hợp câu trần thuật khẳng định (affirmative statements)
| Subject + Do / Does + Verb (without TO) |
| Subject + DID + Verb (without TO) |
Ví dụ:
- I do want to work hark, but I can't.
- He does work hard, but he never makes any success.
- I did do as you had asked.
II. Trường hợp câu mệnh lệnh khẳng định (affirmative imperatives)
| DO + Verb (without TO) |
Ví dụ:
- Do study hard if you want to pass.
- Do lie down, please.
Ngoài ra, người ta còn có thể dùng YOU để nhấn mạnh.
Ví dụ:
- You bring me a knife.
- You go out, or I'll call the the police.
III. Trường hợp câu trần thuật phủ định và câu mệnh lệnh phủ định (Negative statements and negative imperatives)
Ví dụ:
- I know not anybody here. (đặt not sau động từ)
- I never did hear him shout. (đặt never trước did)
- She never does want to move to Nha Trang. (đặt never trước does)
- They never do learn grammar. (đặt never trước do)
- You don't go out! (đặt you trước don't)
Lưu ý:
+ It is ... that (chính ...là). It was ... that (chính ...là) cũng được dùng để nhấn mạnh.
Ví dụ:
- Is it he that (who) is at fault?
- It was yesterday that I saw them off at the airport.