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Rewrite using It is/was … that/who: Everyone laughs when you tell a good joke.
It is telling a good joke that makes everyone laugh.
Rewrite using It is/was … that/who: Something silly often makes people laugh.
It is something silly that often makes people laugh.
Rewrite using It is/was … that/who: One person finds a joke funny, but another doesn’t.
It is one person who finds a joke funny, while another doesn’t.
Rewrite using It is/was … that/who: A funny story usually makes us laugh.
It is a funny story that usually makes us laugh.
Complete using What … is …: makes people laugh often something unexpected
What makes people laugh is often something unexpected.
Complete using What … is …: we don’t always understand why some jokes work
What we don’t always understand is why some jokes work.
Complete using What … is …: makes a joke successful good timing
What makes a joke successful is good timing.
Complete using What … is …: people enjoy sharing jokes with others.
What people enjoy is sharing jokes with others.
Complete using All … (verb) is/was …: All you need to do ______ tell a joke and everyone laughs.
All you need to do is tell a joke and everyone laughs.
Complete using All … (verb) is/was …: All he did ______ make a silly comment.
All he did was make a silly comment.
Complete using All … (verb) is/was …: All we can say ______ laughter is important.
All we can say is that laughter is important.
Complete using All … (verb) is/was …: All she wanted to do ______ share a funny story.
All she wanted to do was share a funny story.
People laugh because the joke is silly. (What)
What makes people laugh is that the joke is silly.
A good punchline makes the joke funny. (It is … that)
It is a good punchline that makes the joke funny.
You only need to tell one joke. (All)
All you need to do is tell one joke.
He told a joke and everyone laughed. (It was … that)
It was a joke that he told that made everyone laugh.
