cleft sentence

CLEFT SENTENCESTASK 1 Transform the following sentences into cleft sentences, focusing on the underlined part.. Samantha wrote the story you are reading now.. I booked the table at the f

CLEFT SENTENCES

TASK 1 Transform the following sentences into cleft sentences, focusing on the underlined part.

1 I met them on a cold rainy December day

2 Samantha wrote the story you are reading now

3 I love this album the most

4 I used to go to that school when I was still a small child

5 I booked the table at the finest restaurant in town

6 I came to her house this afternoon

7 We are discussing this topic

8 I take an umbrella in case it rains

9 Our car broke down again yesterday

10 I put the letter and some money in the envelope

TASK 2 Rewrite the following sentences, using the structure It + be +… to focus on the

underlined parts.

1 Diane won the final match

2 Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492

3 The village is located in a mountainous area

4 Tom used this gun to kill Jack

5 In 1862, Eiffel married Marie Gaudelet

6 That she wasn’t hurt in the car crash was a miracle

7 The announcement is to be made this evening

8 Athena broke the precious vase

9 Sue often visits us on Saturdays

10 I’d like you to work on exercise two on page 34

TASK3 Give responses beginning with No, it+ be + … to correct what was said in the question

Use the notes in brackets to help.

1 Did he manage to save the firm by cutting staff? (by improving distribution)

2 Tom arrived late; do you think he had any problems with his bicycle chains? (with his bicycle brakes)

3 Do you enjoy reading “Harry Potter” by J.K Rowling? (“Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R.Tolkien) _

4 He looks awful Do you think he’s suffering from a cold? (stomachache)

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5 Did you repair the washing machine? (Tara repaired it)

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6 Did her beauty impress you ?(her generosity impressed me)

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7 Were the jewels hidden on the roof of his house? (under the floor)

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8 Did the Second World War end on 3 May 1945? (7 May 1945)+

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9 Do you like painting? (singing)

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10 Do you think we need all these words now? (we need actions)

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Task 4 Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.

1 Bermuda got its name in 1964

It was in

2 Ships and airplanes are affected by Bermuda’s tidal wave

It is by

3 The event of Mary Celeste took place in 1892

It was in _

4 Mary didn’t read until she was eight

It wasn’t until _

5 The noise next door did not stop until I saw the photograph

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It was not