EXERCISE ON CLEFT SENTENCES
1.
Mr Palmer saw I could also
act.
It
1.
I didn’t invite them.
It
1.
I began to suspect something at that moment.
It
1.
Money is the thing people
care about nowadays.
It
1.
His attitude towards other people really annoys me.
It
1.
I didn’t decide to
take a short cut across country!
It
1.
The demonstrators didn’t start the
trouble.
It
1.
I didn’t
suggest having a barbecue!
It
1.
The computer gives me a headache.
It
10. My uncle Tom came on Thursday.
It
1.
Columbus sailed
to America
It
12. I am eating chocolate cake.
It
13. You have to think about your profit.
What
14. You must know the needs of your customers.
What
15. You have to pay attention to the details.
What
16. The Olympic games first took place in Greece
It
17. Rachel’s
stereo kept me awake all
night long.
What
It
18. Vicky is looking for a job in television.
What
19. They booked a holiday together.
What
20.We met in Rome
It
EXERCISE ON CLEFT SENTENCES KEY
1.
Mr Palmer saw I could also
act.
It WAS MR PALMERTHAT / WHO SAW THAT I
COULD ALSO ACT.
2. I didn’t invite them.
It WASN’T I / ME WHO / THAT INVITED
THEM.
3. I began to suspect something at
that moment.
It WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT I BEGAN TO
SUSPECT SOMETHING.
4. Money is the thing people care about
nowadays.
It IS MONEY THE THING THAT PEOPLE CARE
ABOUT NOWADAYS.
5. His
attitude towards other people really
annoys me.
It is his attitude towards othe people
that really annoys me.
6. I didn’t decide to take a short cut
across country!
It wasn’t me who / that decided to take
a short cut across country.
7. The
demonstrators didn’t start
the trouble.
It wasn’t the demonstrators who / that
started the trouble.
8. I didn’t suggest having a barbecue!
It wasn’t me that / who suggested having
a barbecue.
9. The
computer gives me a headache.
It is the computer that gives me a
headache.
10. My uncle Tom came on Thursday.
It was on Thursday that my uncle
came.
11. . Columbus
sailed to America
It was in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America
12. I am eating chocolate cake.
It is chocolate cake that I am eating.
13. You have to think about your profit.
What you hace to think about is
your profit.
14. You must know the needs of your customers.
What you must know is the needs of your
customers.
15. You have to pay attention to the details.
What you have to pay attention to is the
details.
16. The Olympic games first took place in Greece
It was in Greece
17. Rachel’s
stereo kept me awake all
night long.
What kept me awake was Rachel’s stereo.
It was Rachel’s stereo that kept me
awake.
18. Vicky is looking for a job in television.
What Vicky is looking for is a job in
television.
19. They booked a holiday together.
What they did was (to) book a holiday
together.
20.We
met in Rome.
It was in Rome
