The _____ why it didn't work is that we didn't plan carefully.
reason
thing
place
what
is/ London/ about/ stand/ what/ can’t/ the/ I/ traffic
What I can't stand about London is the traffic.
Correct the mistake: What happens was I lost his phone number and couldn't call him
What happened was.....
Change the sentence into a cleft sentence (warning: this might be impossible!)
What you need to do is do something or do nothing. What you mustn't do is try.
_______ about Sydney is the weather.
The reason I don't like
What I don't like
Why I don't like
It's what I don't like
Change the sentence to a cleft sentence:
What we're gonna need is a bigger boat.
_______ the details you need to pay attention to.
That's
What's
How's
It's
Correct the mistake: What I would like more time in the office.
What I would like is more time in the office.
to/ people/ learn/ need/ relax/ do/ what/ is/ to
What people need to do is learn to relax
Why do we use cleft sentences?
For emphasis!
_____ we did was offer the app as a free download.
It was
How
Thing
What
Change the sentence to a cleft sentence:
What I am is the king of the world
Correct the mistake: Is our chief programmer you need to talk to.
It's our chief programmer (who) you need to talk to.
Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
It's a new printer you need, not an instruction manual/ What you need is.....
Change the sentence into a cleft sentence:
What you can't handle is the truth
Change the sentence into a cleft sentence.
What I see are dead people/ It's dead people that I see
How many types of cleft sentence constructions are there?
3
4
2
1
Rewrite the sentence as a cleft sentence, using the word in brackets: She likes his sense of humour most of all (What).
What she likes most about him is his sense of humour.