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Babumiek Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Cleft Sentence or Noun Clause

Hello all,


Found an interesting sentence that I tried to analyze. Couldn't understand whether it is a cleft sentence or a noun.

"It was Mrs Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger."

Please, help. I feel confused.

  

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babumiek Couldn't understand whether it is a cleft sentence or a noun. It was Mrs Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger. What is "it"?

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  • babumiek Couldn't understand whether it is a cleft sentence or a noun.
  • It was Mrs Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger.
  • What is "it"?
  • The whole sentence?
  • A sentence can't be a noun.
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babumiekCouldn't understand whether it is a cleft sentence or a noun.
It was Mrs Packletide's pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger.

What is "it"? The whole sentence? A sentence can't be a noun.

It's a matter of extraposition, not clefting.

An extraposition is a construction

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