It is a wise father that knows his own child.
这是一个强调句,但由于强调的是主语,如何判断他不是定语从句呢?
同意陈才老师的解答,另补充什么时间:这是个强调句,这个习语源于古谚,但你不可以把它当作句型来模仿造句。怎么分辨是定语从句,根据国内的教法,可以如此区别。你把It is ... that... 去掉句子成分仍然完整,就是强调句。比如:It is a wise father that knows his own child. 去掉后为:A wise father knows his own child.仍然完整,所以是强调句。It is the house where she lives. 这是定语从句,由于你去掉it is...where... 后就不成句子了。