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Cleft Sentences

The document provides examples of how to create cleft sentences that begin with either "it" or "what". For sentences that begin with "it", the cleft construction moves either the subject or object to the front of the sentence, placing "it" before the verb. For sentences that begin with "what", the cleft moves the object to the front, placing "what" before the verb and the subject. Examples are given for both types of cleft sentences.

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Cleft Sentences

The document provides examples of how to create cleft sentences that begin with either "it" or "what". For sentences that begin with "it", the cleft construction moves either the subject or object to the front of the sentence, placing "it" before the verb. For sentences that begin with "what", the cleft moves the object to the front, placing "what" before the verb and the subject. Examples are given for both types of cleft sentences.

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CLEFT SENTENCES

Create Cleft sentences beginnin with “IT”


1. Linda doesn’t like pizza.
 It was pizza that Linda doesn’t like
 It was Linda who doesn’t like pizza.
2. The boys spray-painted the gymnasium wall.
3. My mother made the chocolate cake.
4. Mike is unhappy in his job.
5. The HP computer doesn’t work.
6. The commuter bus is late.
7. On Monday it rained.
8. That company made her a better offer.
9. The women were gossiping.
Create Cleft sentences beginning with “What”
1. The cat read the newspaper.
What the cat read was the newspaper.
The newspaper was what the cat read.
2. The dog climbed a tree.
3. The fish did a backflip.
4. The policeman did a wheelie.
5. The moon ate a star for breakfast.
6. The student taught math.
7. The pig ran a marathon.
8. The sandwich made me burp.

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