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  • ______ is to protect their family
    How they did it
    The reason why they did it
    It's why they did it
    Because they did it
  • Columbus sailed to America (in 1492). It...
    It was in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.
  • (The computer) gives me a headache. It...
    It is the computer that gives me a headache.
  • We met in (Rome). It...
    It was in Rome that we met.
  • You have to pay attention to (the details). What...
    What you have to pay attention to is the details.
  • You must know (the needs of your customers). What...
    What you must know is the needs of your customers.
  • (I) didn’t invite them. It...
    It wasn't I / me / who /that invited them.
  • My uncle Tom came (on Thursday). It...
    It was on Thursday that my uncle came.
  • Vicky is looking for (a job in television). What...
    What Vicky is looking for is a job in television.
  • Which sentence is INCORRECT?
    His car is what he sold to pay the mortgage.
    What he sold to pay the mortgage was his car.
    His car was to pay the mortgage he sold .
    It was his car that he sold to pay the mortgage.
  • I began to suspect something (at that moment). It...
    It was at that moment that I began to suspect something.
  • Which sentence is INCORRECT?
    The only thing we did was wait for help.
    It's that we did wait for help.
    All we did was wait for help.
    What we did was wait for help.
  • I am eating (chocolate cake). It...
    It is chocolate cake that I am eating.
  • (I) didn’t suggest having a barbecue! It...
    It wasn’t me that / who suggested having a barbecue.
  • The Olympic games first took place (in Greece). It...
    It was in Greece that the Olympic Games first took place.
  • He never stops talking about (his hobbies). All...
    All he (ever) talks about are his hobbies.
  • (I) didn’t decide to take a short cut across country! It...
    It wasn’t me who / that decided to take a short cut across country.
  • (His attitude) towards other people really annoys me. It...
    It is his attitude towards othe people that really annoys me.
  • (Rachel’s stereo) kept me awake all night long. What...
    What kept me awake was Rachel’s stereo. / It was Rachel’s stereo that kept me awake.
  • ______ I would do is wait for instructions.
    It is what
    What said
    What I said
  • I find it amazing that (he can’t even fry an egg). What...
    What I find amazing is that he can’t even fry an egg.
  • You have to think about (your profit). What...
    What you have to think about is your profit.
  • (Money) is the thing people care about nowadays. It...
    It is money the thing that people care about nowadays..
  • He thinks about (his precious car) and nothing else. All...
    All he (ever) thinks about is his precious car.
  • Which sentence is INCORRECT?
    Bill was the person who helped us.
    It was Bill who helped us.
    The person who helped us was Bill.
    Bill was helped us
  • They (booked a holiday together). What...
    What they did was (to) book a holiday together.
  • ______ everything started to fall apart.
    2010 was when
    Was 2010 when
    It was 2010 what
  • (The demonstrators) didn’t start the trouble. It...
    It wasn’t the demonstrators who / that started the trouble.
  • (Mr Palmer) saw I could also act. It...
    It was Mr Palmer that /who saw that I could also act.
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