Sætninger med It is/was... who/that og What I want is..., som fremhæver noget på engelsk. Avancerede strukturer, som indfødte engelsktalende bruger hele tiden.
It was John who broke the window.
Det var John, der knuste vinduet. (Fremhæver subjektet)
It was the window that John broke.
Det var vinduet, som John knuste. (Fremhæver objektet)
It was yesterday that I met her.
Det var i går, jeg mødte hende.
It was at the park where we first met.
Det var i parken, vi mødtes første gang.
What I need is some rest.
Det, jeg har brug for, er lidt hvile.
What she said surprised me.
Det, hun sagde, overraskede mig.
What I love most is reading.
Det, jeg elsker mest, er at læse.
All I want is peace.
Alt, hvad jeg ønsker, er fred.
All she did was complain.
Alt, hvad hun gjorde, var at klage.
The thing that bothers me is the noise.
Det, der generer mig, er støjen.
The reason I'm late is the traffic.
Grunden til, at jeg er forsinket, er trafikken.
The person I admire most is my mother.
Den person, jeg beundrer mest, er min mor.
It is precisely this point that I'm making.
Det er netop det, jeg vil frem til.
It wasn't until I left that I missed home.
Det var først, da jeg tog af sted, at jeg savnede hjemmet.
What happened next was unexpected.
Det, der skete derefter, var uventet.
It is here that we belong.
Det er her, vi hører til.
It was she who called.
Det var hende, der ringede.
What you need to do is relax.
Det, du skal gøre, er at slappe af.
It was because of you that I succeeded.
Det var takket være dig, at det lykkedes for mig.
What surprised me most was his honesty.
Det, der overraskede mig mest, var hans ærlighed.
It's not the money that matters.
Det er ikke pengene, der betyder noget.
The only thing I regret is not trying.
Det eneste, jeg fortryder, er, at jeg ikke prøvede.
It was then that everything changed.
Det var da, alt ændrede sig.
What we need is more time.
Det, vi har brug for, er mere tid.
The way she looked at me said it all.
Måden, hun så på mig på, sagde det hele.