语法填空或短文改错对动词进行考查时，主谓一致亦在考查之列，主谓一致也是考生在书面表达中易忽略的内容。倒装考查往往会涉及助动词的选取。在书面表达中如能恰当地呈现出倒装、强调、省略或感叹等特殊句式，无疑将给阅卷教师留下良好的印象。
命题趋势：近三年高考试题中的特殊句式的考查很少，但是强调句和倒装句是高中教学重点内容，考生仍然要掌握这部分内容，以便有较强的综合能力应对高考。
考点一 强调句
①It is the manager rather than the workers that is to blame for the accident.They just carried out the plan as told.
是经理而不是工人该为事故负责任。他们只是按被告知的执行计划。
②It wasn't until nearly a month later that I received the manager's reply.
直到将近一个月后，我才收到了经理的回信。
③How was it that your brother managed to pass the math exam last week？He's always so lazy.
你的哥哥是如何通过上周的数学考试的？他总是那么懒。
④I do hope you can take my plan into consideration.
