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Revision: Emphatic forms

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emphatic 'do':
  • used to give extra force to the main verb.
    -> I do like your new jacket!
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adverbs of degree:
  • describe the degree or the intensity of an adjective.
    -> You are completely wrong.
    Other adverbs of degrees: absolutely, certainly, clearly, definitely, naturally, obviously,...
3
emphasis with 'what':
  • 'what' at the beginning of a sentence emphasizes an action.
    -> What I really love is going to the cinema.
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emphasis with 'it was/it is':
  • It is... / was...
    -> It isn't Sam who is going home, it's Jill.
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emphasis with self-pronouns
  • emphasizes a noun in the sentence.
    -> The Queen herself attended the party.
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