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  • Mr Palmer saw I could also act.
    It WAS MR PALMERTHAT / WHO SAW THAT I COULD ALSO ACT.
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  • I didn’t invite them.
    It WASN’T I / ME WHO / THAT INVITED THEM.
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  • I began to suspect something at that moment.
    It WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT I BEGAN TO SUSPECT SOMETHING.
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  • Money is the thing people care about nowadays.
    It IS MONEY THE THING THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT NOWADAYS.
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  • His attitude towards other people really annoys me.
    It is his attitude towards other people that really annoys me.
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  • I didn’t decide to take a short cut across country!
    It wasn’t me who / that decided to take a short cut across country.
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  • The demonstrators didn’t start the trouble.
    It wasn’t the demonstrators who / that started the trouble.
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  • I didn’t suggest having a barbecue!
    It wasn’t me that / who suggested having a barbecue.
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  • The computer gives me a headache.
    It is the computer that gives me a headache.
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  • My uncle Tom came on Thursday.
    It was on Thursday that my uncle came.
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  • Columbus sailed to America in 1492.
    It was in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.
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  • I am eating chocolate cake.
    It is chocolate cake that I am eating.
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  • The Olympic games first took place in Greece.
    It was in Greece that the Olympic Games first took place.
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  • You have to think about your profit. ( What...)
    What you have to think about is your profit.
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  • You must know the needs of your customers. (What...)
    What you must know is the needs of your customers.
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  • You have to pay attention to the details. (What...)
    What you have to pay attention to is the details.
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