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Adonis1013 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Cleft sentence. Thanks.

Dear all,
I am learning the cleft sentence, but I don’t understand the word arrangement of “Which of you was it that” and its meaning in the following sentence. Could you explain it to me? Thank you very much.

Which of you was it that found the body?
  

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adonis1013 Which of you was it that found the body? Maybe John found the body. ~ Maybe it was John that/who found the body.

  • adonis1013 Which of you was it that found the body?
  • Maybe John found the body.
  • ~ Maybe it was John that/who found the body.
  • Maybe Mark found the body.
  • ~ Maybe it was Mark that/who found the body.
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adonis1013Which of you was it that found the body?
Maybe John found the body. ~ Maybe it was John that/who found the body.
Maybe Mark found the body. ~ Maybe it was Mark that/who found the body.
Maybe Matthew found the body. ~ Maybe it was Matthew that/who found the body.
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You are speaking to a group consisting of J

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