Emphatic Structures

Use emphasis for contrast.

Examples

• Not only did he come, but he also helped.

Key rules

• Use stress, do, cleft sentences, reflexives and intensifiers
• Reflexive for emphasis: I did it myself
• Use whatever, however, ever to strengthen wh-words
• Why ever did you go?

Common mistakes

• He did went there → He did go there
• What ever you said → Whatever you said