cleft sentences

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I have two questions on cleft sentences.

1. Is there any Future tense in the "it" part of cleft sentences? It just both "Grammars in use" have no future cleft centences examples, and google gives an incomparably larger number of hints on any "it is he who.." than "it will be he who.."

May i say for example: "It will be my brother who will win the world championship"?

2. Are both correct?

a) It is Tom who stole your wallet.

b) It was Tom who stole your wallet.

Thank you.

Inchoateknowledge · Accepted Answer

Where the second clause has past verb, that of the first can be past or present.
2a, 2b is correct.
It is my brother who will win the world championship, IMO.

Inchoateknowledge · Answer

It will be my brother who will win the world championship expresses prediction

Buzel · Answer

InchoateknowledgeIt will be my brother who will win the world championship expresses prediction

What do you mean? Doesn't "it is my brother.." also express prediction as it also refers to a future happening? And the cleft part of the sentence only states your oppinion on who will make an action in the future.

How can one be sure that somebody will without fail win any championship? You see him as having a good chance of winning and thus whether or no make a prediction.

Inchoateknowledge · Answer

I am just trying to help you.

It will be my brother who will win the world championship expresses prediction (this is what I expect)
It is my brother who will win the world championship expresses certainty ( no doubt about it)

Buzel · Answer

InchoateknowledgeI am just trying to help you.

It will be my brother who will win the world championship expresses prediction (this is what I expect)
It is my brother who will win the world championship expresses certainty ( no doubt about it)

I'm sorry if it sounded any harshly, i didn't mean it. You know, when your write in a foriegn lenguage you often just calque phrases from your mother tongue, which unfortunetly may sound differently from how they do in your mother tongue.

No offence, friend. I relly appreciate your help.

Anonymous · Answer

I have a cuestion...

in cleft sentences how could I say in future tense... ~~I will be married with a nice husband~~ this sentence...

thanks

Aperisic · Answer

First of all for example

It is Tom who/that will win the match

is not that good as

It is Tom who/that is going to win the match

It will be I who will be married

though you can be a subject you are usually an object of marriage as well

It will be me who will be married

It will be me to get married

It is me who is going to be married

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