Application goal: Highlighting the new information in a sentence.
Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.
Context: Emphasising an unexpected outcome. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use It was…that or What…is to focus attention on a particular element. Keep the structure clear and use it only when the emphasis helps your meaning.
Context: Emphasising an unexpected outcome. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
What surprised us was the number of experienced staff who requested the introductory guide.
ما فاجأنا هو عدد الموظفين ذوي الخبرة الذين طلبوا الدليل التمهيدي.
We had assumed that only recent recruits would find it useful.
كنا قد افترضنا أن الموظفين الملتحقين حديثًا وحدهم سيجدونه مفيدًا.
It was the concise explanation of shared procedures that appealed to the wider group.
الشرح الموجز للإجراءات المشتركة هو ما جذب المجموعة الأوسع.