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Revision Grammar (Cleft Sentences and Participle Clauses)

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They left the bar because there were a lot of people inside. (Emphasize the reason 'a lot of people inside)

The reason why they left the bar was a lot of people inside.

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I like you the most in our group. (Emphasize 'you')

It is you who I like the most in our group.

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The Louvre is fascinating to me. (Emphasize the place 'the Louvre')

The place that is fascinating to me is the Louvre.

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I meant that you should leave and never come back! (Emphasize the action 'leave and never come back')

What I meant was leave and never come back!

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Transform the sentence using a cleft sentence: Mr Darwin returned to see his sons. (was)

It was to see his sons that Mr Darwin returned. / What Mr Darwin did was return to see his sons.

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Transform the sentence using a cleft sentence: They wanted people to believe he had died. (what)

What they wanted was for people to believe he had died.

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Transform the sentence using a cleft sentence: His wife hid him. (person who)

The person who hid him was his wife.

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Transform the sentence using a cleft sentence: He disappeared from the beach near his home. (place where)

The place where he disappeared from was the beach near his home.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father)

We broke the computer belonging to my father.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: The man is over there (the man wants coffee)

The man wanting coffee is over there.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid)

We found a doctor working at a hospital in Madrid.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: Champagne is exported all over the world (Champagne is produced in France)

Champagne, produced in France, is exported all over the world.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: Pictures usually sell for millions of pounds. (Picasso painted the pictures)

Pictures painted by Picasso usually sell for millions of pounds.

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Rewrite the sentence in brackets to make a participle clause: None of the dishes contain meat or fish. (This restaurant serves the dishes)

None of the dishes served in this restaurant contain meat or fish.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: We left at 6 am and we headed north.

Having left at 6 am, we headed north.

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Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: Once we'd reached the top of those, we saw the much higher peaks ahead.

Having reached the top of those, we saw the much higher peaks ahead.

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