It was my grandfather who bought the instrument many years ago.

问题描述:

It was my grandfather who bought the instrument many years ago.
书上是这么写的,感觉怪怪的.能不能写成:
It was my grandfather bought the instrument before many years.

这样的改写是不对的.原句是强调句型:it+Be动词+事物(被强调的人或者物)+that(who)+动词.原句可以翻译成:是我的爷爷多年前把那个乐器(仪器)带回来的.在这句话中,使用强调句是为了强调这个乐器是爷爷带回来的,主要强调人是爷爷.
原句可以改写为:It was the instrument that was bought by my grandfather many years ago.但是句子的味道就变了,变成了对那个乐器的强调.
当然原句也可以不用强调句型,直接陈述也是可以的:My grandfather bought the instrument many years ago.显然,此句式没有原文精彩了.