How to use cleft sentences

Aranza Santiago and Naomi Rodriguez 3B

how to use cleft sentences

Types of Cleft sentences

1

2

3

Cleft sentences beginning with it

Cleft sentences beginning with what

Cleft sentences beginning with all

It cleft sentences

"The astronaut landed on the moon yesterday"

"It was the astronaut that landed on the moon yesterday"

Emphasis on subject

"It was on the moon that the astronaut landed on yesterday"

Emphasis on place

"It was yesterday that the austronaut landed on the moon"

Emphasis on date

What cleft sentences

What

Where

Who

Why

How

When

"Santa delivered the presents quickly"

"Who delivered the presents quickly was Santa"

Emphasis on subject

"What Santa delivered quickly were presents"

Emphasis on object

"How quick was Santa to deliver the presents!"

Emphasis on a quality

All cleft sentences

"I want to eat a brain"

}

"All I want is to eat a brain"

for watching!

T

H

A

N

K

Y

O

U

HALLOWEEN

Brought to you by

Edited by: Aranza Santiago R.Script: Naomi Rodríguez P.

Inc.