Question

It was the first time in a year and a half_I had seen the night face to face.

A:which
B:when
C:this
D:that
答案选D为什么

Answer 1

It was the first time in a year and a half that I had seen the night face to face.
it is ...that ...是强调句的结构.
若是强调句,它这里是对时间状语的强调.我们把句子还原看看:
I had seen the night face to face the first time in a year and a half.>>(或者进一步转化)
I had seen the night face to face in a year and a half the first time.
但是我们发现句子少了一个时间状语的介词(the first time前面的)加上一个介词应该是for:
I had seen the night face to face for the first time in a year and a half.
因此这个句子不是个强调句子.
而是个表语从句,它的主杆是:It was the first time that I had seen the night face to face.

这里最大的疑惑可能就是下面的区别了.
the first time 和 for the first time的区别在于:
the first time可作表语和主语 ,for the first time在句中只能作状语.

Answer 2

是定语从句，不是强调句
假如你把it is that去掉，句子仍然不缺成分，就是强调句，可是这句不是。

Answer 3

强调句
名型是It +be ...that
在这个句子里强调第一次