Franky12 What is what is so important for you? No. Franky12 What about this:What is what that is so important for you?
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Franky12What is what is so important for you?No.
Franky12What about this:What is what that is so important for you?No. Neither is a possible construction, and I have no idea what you are trying to achieve.
Mister MicawberI have no idea what you are trying to achieve.I just have those sentences in mind and was unsure about them to be correct or not.
Franky12What is what is so important for you? ... What is what that is so important for you?Those don't work, but you can make a cleft sentence (which it seems you want):
CalifJimIs it this that is so important for you? (cleft)Are both "it" and "this" antecedents of "that" in the above cleft question?
Anonymous CalifJimIs it this that is so important for you? (cleft)No. It is ... that (declarative) or Is it ... that (interrogative) is the framework of all cleft sentences, and the 'it' is non-referring 'it', i.e., "dummy it".
Are both "it" and "this" antecedents of "that" in the above cleft question?
CalifJimonly 'this' is an antecedent of 'that'Thank you for the reply.
CalifJimWhat is it that is so important for you? (cleft)I choose this. Thank you.