the fact that…引導主語從句

在許多情況下，當語義上需要用一個較復雜的that從句用主語時，若直接將其置于句首位置，則會顯得“頭輕腳重”。這時，我們通常采用的辦法便是使用形式主語it來改變句子結構。如：

That he had no girl friends worried his parents a lot.= It worried his parents a lot that he had no girl friends. 他沒有女朋友，這件事使他父母非常不安。

That he has fully recovered makes me feel good.=It makes me feel good that he has fully recovered. 他已痊愈，真令我高興。

That he had not said anything surprised everybody.=It surprised everybody that he had not said anything. 他一言不發，這使大家很吃驚。

用形式主語改變句子結構是許多同學都可能想得到的方式，屬通常思維，乃常規表達。但如果借助the fact這一輔助手段，按以下方式改寫句子，則會給人以耳目一新的感覺，許多閱卷老師會將其劃入“高級結構”的范疇。如：

The fact that he had no girl friends worried his parents a lot.

The fact that he has fully recovered makes me feel good.

The fact that he had not said anything surprised everybody.