Cleft Sentences

Cleft Sentences

Wh words + verb

Wh words + noun

Cleft Sentence with it

{It + is/was + emphasized language + relative clause}

{Wh- + subject + do/did/will do + be + verb clause} {Wh- + happened + was + that + subject + verb clause}

{Wh-....+ be + noun phrase} {Noun phrase + be + wh-...}

What I love is the LifeSaver filter!What many people don’t have access to is water.

What I did was buy a LifeSaver filter. What Pritchard did was invent a portable water filter.

It is a life-saving idea that Pritchard invented.It's your boss (who/m) you should talk to about a promotion. It's Spain where you should go to study architecture. It's the summertime when you should go hiking.

The LifeSaver filter is what I love! Water is what many people don’t have access to.

What happened was (that) I bought a LifeSaver filter. What happened was (that) Pritchard invented a portable water filter.

Lewis, Lansford, et al. Keynote Advanced Student's Book. National Geographic Learning, 2016.

Cleft Sentences

Cleft Sentence with the thing/the thing to do

Cleft Sentence with the place, person, reason, etc.

Cleft Sentence with the way

{The thing + verb phrase + be + emphasized noun} {Emphasized noun + be + the thing + verb clause} {The thing to do + be + emphasized verb}

{The place + where + verb clause + be + place}

{The way + verb + be + by + gerund}

The way to have a more meaningful life is by learning to appreciate mundane things.The way to improve your English is by practicing each day.

The place where you should go on vacation is Alaska.

The thing I don't like about the painting is the texture.

{The person + who + verb clause + be + person}

{Gerund + be + the way + verb}

The person who can help you is my supervisor.

The texture is the thing I don't like.

The way to have a more meaningful life is by learning to appreciate mundane things.Practicing each day is the way to improve your English.

{The reason + why + verb clause + be + reason}

The thing to do is change the texture.

The reason why I am on the computer for so many hours is that I receive dozens of emails.

Lewis, Lansford, et al. Keynote Advanced Student's Book. National Geographic Learning, 2016.