2. Definition : A grammatical construction with information broken into two clauses, to provide extra focus to one piece of information . It-cleft : “ It was his voice that I loved.” Wh-cleft : “ What I want is something to eat.”
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5. WHAT CLEFT SENTENCES To focus on a word/phrase What-clause + be + highlighted word/phrase: “ What I ignore about him is his rudeness ” To focus on an action What + subject + do + be + infinitive clause: “ What John did yesterday was steal a book from the library ” To focus on a whole sentence What happens + be + clause: “ What happens is we always end up having a row ”
6. OTHER CLEFT SENTENCES Person “ The person who told me about it was Mike” Thing “ The thing/all/something/one thing I want is a cup of tea” Place “ The place where he went for some business is Turkey” Time “ The year when I graduated from university was the most difficult time of my life” “ It wasn´t until I met him that I knew how modest he was” Reason “ The reason why I fell out with her was her extreme rudeness”
7. Easy, isn’t it? Now, let’s practise what we’ve learnt and remember, always try to use the new structures you learn.
