入試に出た問題[私立大学入試編]

▷R7立命館大学[強調構文/適語選択]

It is ( ) on a true story that many people were moved by the movie.
⑴ as it is based ⑵ based
⑶ because it is based ⑷ that being based
[R7立命館大学]

(答え) ⑶ because it is based
「多くの人がその映画に感動したのは、それ(その映画)が実話に基づいているからだ」
“It is because… that…”(…なのは…だからだ)は、“because…”以下の理由を「強調」するための強調構文。