n. pl. em·pha·ses (-sz)
Study how the Beatles do the Fronting syntax device:
1. Special forcefulness of expression that
gives importance to something singled out.
gives importance to something singled out.
Love is all you need
The only thing you need is love =
ALL you need is love
Study these other ways:
1-Adverb:
You need love. Absolutely
You need love. Exactly
Absolutely is perhaps the strongest.
If you use exactly, you are emphasizing that what someone has said is 100% correct
2- Reflexive pronouns:
You yourselves need love 3-Inversions:
Never should you be deprived of your need for love
4-Cleft Sentences: It
Sentences introduced by 'It is' or 'It was' are often used to emphasize a specific subject or object. The introductory clause is then followed by a relative pronoun.
Example: It is you who need love
It is love what you need
It is love what you need
5- Cleft Sentences: What
Sentences introduced by a clause beginning with 'What' are also used to emphasize a specific subject or object. The clause introduced by 'What' is employed as the subject of the sentence as is followed by the verb 'to be'.
Example: What you need is a good long love.
Other forms:
You need to be loved. It's true.
You need love, you do.
You DO need love
You need love, and only love.
Love and only love is what you need
- How to emphasize a situation/element (forum.wordreference.com) :
- One must highlight we all need love
it must be underlined the fact that you need love
You must draw your attention to the bare fact that you need love
Collocations on emphasis
▪ add, give, lay, place, put, shift
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