Cleft Sentences
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CLEFT SENTENCES
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The usual word order for a sentence in English is
SUBJECT+ VERB + OBJECT+ADVERBIAL PHRASE
Ex. I enjoy learning English at Colegio Andino
(subject) (verb) (object) (adverbial phrase)
Giving Emphasis: Cleft Sentences
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However, if we want to emphasize that I particularly enjoy learning English (more that anything else), we can use a cleft sentence.
It begins with a what clause and the verb be:
Ex. What I enjoy most is learning English.
Ex. What I like most about you is your sense of Humor.
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Similarly, if we want to emphasize a noun, we use a cleft structure with
it + be + noun + that/who:
Ex. Jenny spends all her money on shoes.
It is Jenny who spends all her money on shoes.
or: It is shoes that Jenny spends all her money on.
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We can also use an it- cleft sentence to focus on other parts of the sentence:
Ex. It was in London that he met his first wife. (place)
Ex. It was only when he phoned that I realized what had happened. (time)
Ex. It is learning English that I find most enjoyable nowadays. (gerund action)
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Material selected byDanitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of EnglishMaster in Education andEducational counselor