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    This document contains examples and exercises about cleft sentences in English. Cleft sentences are used to emphasize a specific part of the sentence, such as the subject, object, or adverbial element. The examples show how to rewrite simple sentences into cleft sentences by moving the emphasized element to the front of the sentence and using "it" and "that/who/whom". The three exercises practice rewriting sentences into cleft sentences with the focus on the subject, object, or adverbial phrase.

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    This document contains examples and exercises about cleft sentences in English. Cleft sentences are used to emphasize a specific part of the sentence, such as the subject, object, or adverbial element. The examples show how to rewrite simple sentences into cleft sentences by moving the emphasized element to the front of the sentence and using "it" and "that/who/whom". The three exercises practice rewriting sentences into cleft sentences with the focus on the subject, object, or adverbial phrase.

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    Cleft Sentences 1

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    This document contains examples and exercises about cleft sentences in English. Cleft sentences are used to emphasize a specific part of the sentence, such as the subject, object, or adverbial element. The examples show how to rewrite simple sentences into cleft sentences by moving the emphasized element to the front of the sentence and using "it" and "that/who/whom". The three exercises practice rewriting sentences into cleft sentences with the focus on the subject, object, or adverbial phrase.

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    CLEFT SENTENCES
    -------* Examples: 1. Freda phoned Jack last night. (simple sentence, no emphasis) - It was Freda who phoned Jack last night. (emphasis on subject) - It was Jack who(m) Freda phoned last night. (emphasis on object) - It was last night that Freda phoned Jack. (emphasis on adverb) 2. The boy hit the dog in the garden. - Emphasis on object: It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden. (active) It was the dog that was hit by the boy in the garden. (passive) * Notes: We can use It was or It is that / who / whom . to emphasize the words or phrases functioning as a subject , an object or an adverbial phrase. * Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences after a model, paying attention to the subject focus of the sentence: Example: - The man gave her the book. It was the man who gave her the book. 1. The neighbour told them about it. . 1. My friend came to see me late last night. . 2. That boy scored the goal for his team. . 3. The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran awy. . 4. The strong wind blew the roof off. . * Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences after a model, paying attention to the object focus of the sentence: Example: - The boy hit the dog in the garden. It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden. It was the dog that was hit by the boy in the garden. 1. The woman answered the man rudely. . . 2. The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon. . . 3. The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday. -1-

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    . . 4. The police arrested the man at the railway station. . . 5. He borrowed the money from Linda. . . * Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences after a model, paying attention to the adverbial focus of the sentence: Example: - The boy hit the dog in the garden. It was in the garden that the boy hitthe dog. 1. He bought the book from that corner shop. . 2. He got married when he was 26. . 3. Thay were having a barbecue in the park. . 4. I met him on the way to school. . 5. They often had parties on weekends. .

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