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Cleft Sentences

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  • 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.
  • Change the sentence to a cleft sentence:
    Who I am is your father
  • Correct the mistake: What I would like more time in the office.
    What I would like is more time in the office.
  • is/ London/ about/ stand/ what/ can’t/ the/ I/ traffic
    What I can't stand about London is the traffic.
  • 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.
  • Change the sentence into a cleft sentence:
    What you can't handle is the truth
  • Correct the mistake: Is our chief programmer you need to talk to.
    It's our chief programmer (who) you need to talk to.
  • _______ the details you need to pay attention to.
    That's
    How's
    It's
    What's
  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    It's a new printer you need, not an instruction manual/ What you need is.....
  • to/ people/ learn/ need/ relax/ do/ what/ is/ to
    What people need to do is learn to relax
  • Correct the mistake: The why I'm calling is I have several questions.
    The reason I'm calling is....
  • Change the sentence to a cleft sentence:
    What we're gonna need is a bigger boat.
  • __________ to learn a new job is to do it.
    What
    The way
    Where
    It's
  • ________ to do is hire the best designer you can find.
    Who's
    The thing
    What's
    It's
  • ______ you can save money is in your office expenses.
    It's what
    The thing
    Where
    That
  • Correct the mistake: The thing do is go online and try to find some information there.
    The thing to do is....
  • Cleft it! I haven’t had any colleagues for twenty years. It’s been twenty years_______________
    ....since I had any colleagues.
  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    The person who you need to talk to is Ella/ It's Ella who you need to talk to.
  • _______ about Tallinn is the weather.
    What I don't like
    It's what I don't like
    Why I don't like
    The reason I don't like
  • Change the sentence to a cleft sentence:
    What I am is the king of the world
  • Change the cleft sentence back into a normal sentence: It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a delicious meal.
    I haven't had such a delicious meal for a long time.
  • Change the sentence into a cleft sentence.
    What I see are dead people/ It's dead people that I see
  • The _____ why it didn't work is that we didn't plan carefully.
    place
    thing
    what
    reason
  • Complete the dialogue using a cleft sentence.
    One good thing about the Underground is that the maps and signs are easy to follow.
  • Correct the mistake: What happens was I lost his phone number and couldn't call him
    What happened was.....
  • Correct the mistake: Where you need go is upstairs to the third floor.
    Where you need to go is...
  • _____ we did was offer the app as a free download.
    Thing
    How
    It was
    What