是阀门坏了 = the valve is broken OR it's the valve that's broken
I'm interested in the use of 是 here. What's the difference between
是阀门坏了
and
阀门坏了
is it like the English 'It's ____ that....
e,g, Does 是我做了= It's me who did it?

Question

是阀门坏了 = the valve is broken OR it's the valve that's broken
I'm interested in the use of 是 here. What's the difference between
是阀门坏了 
and
阀门坏了
is it like the English 'It's ____ that....
e,g, Does 是我做了= It's me who did it?

Answer

U r right. 是阀门坏了 = It's the valve that's broken.   usually when 是 is in the front of a sentence,u can understand it like a Emphatic sentence. 

For example,  
是我给你回答的问题。 = It is me who answered ur question.
是他的书。 = It is his book.(not any one else,it's HIS)

I  hope u understand.  :)

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