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Cleft sentences

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    Cleft sentences
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  • The union representative called the strike. What ...
    What the union representative did was (to) call the strike.
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  • Political analysts do not question his dedication. It isn’t ...
    It isn't his dedication that political analysts question.
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  • These criminals are totally ruthless. What ...
    What these criminals are is totally ruthless.
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  • Dickens used to live around the corner. It was ...
    It was Dickens that / who used to live around the corner.
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  • 5 The next-door neighbour complained to the police. It was ...
    It was the next-door neighbour that / who complained to the police
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  • The children inherited everything except the house. What ...
    What the children didn't inherit was the house. / What the children inherited was everything except the house.
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  • They engaged two au pairs to look after the children. What ...
    What they did was (to) engage two au pairs to look after the children
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  • Before leaving we switched off the power supply. What ...
    What we did was (to) switch off the power supply before leaving. / What we did before leaving was (to) switch off the power supply.
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  • The company has imposed a ban on private emails. What ...
    What the company has done is imposed a ban on private emails.
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  • The only thing the customers wanted was to get their money back. All ...
    All that the customers wanted was to get their money back.
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  • The managing director informed the staff of the news. It ...
    It was the managing director that / who informed the staff of the news.
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  • Our mechanics just need five minutes to change the tyres. All ...
    All that our mechanics need is five minutes to change the tyres.
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  • You learn a foreign language only by practicing. It ...
    It is only by practicing that you learn a foreign language.
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  • He won’t pass his exams because he doesn’t work hard enough. It ...
    It is because he doesn’t work hard enough that he won’t pass his exams.
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  • The trouble started when the police arrived. It ...
    It was when the police arrived that the trouble started.
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  • The cigarette smoke is irritating my eyes. It ...
    It is the cigarette smoke that is irritating my eyes.
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