Question

1. It wasn’t until nearly a month later      I received the manager’s reply.

Answer 1

1. that强调句型的构成是：It is/was+被强调部分+ that/ wh₀/_whom+其他。不管强调什么成分，都可用that,在强调指人的主语时可用who,强调指人的宾语时可用whom, 如果强调的是状语，只能用that。在这个句子中，所强调的是时间状语until nearly a month later,故用that。