Here are some introductiry phrases that we can use at the beginning of a sentence to emphasise what we are going to say: The thing/One thing/What I (don’t) like/love/hate/admire about … is …. For example: The thing I don’t like about this flat is the kitchen. One thing I love about you is you always laugh at my jokes. What I like about the flat is it’s so light. The thing that/One thing that/What amazes/annoys/worries/upsets me about … is …. For example: The thing that amazes me about your mother is she never gets angry. One thing that annoys me about you is you never give me time to look at a map. What worries me about the size of the kitchen is I can’t help Polly with the cooking. What irritates/bothers me about … is … What irritates me about her is she’s always late. Sentences introduced by a clause beginning with 'What' are usually used to emphasize something: What he thinks isn’t necessarily true. What we need is a good, skillful worker. We can use auxilary verbs ‘do’ and ‘did’ in positive sentences in order to emphasize something we feel strongly: No, that’s not true. He did speak to her. I do believe that you should think twice about this situation. Maybe you should get a map. – I did have a map! Sentences introduced by ‘It is’ or ‘It was’followed by a relative pronoun are often used to emphasize a specific subject or object: It was I who received the promotion. It is the awful weather that drives me crazy.