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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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It is dogged that does it
It is dogged that does it.
I don't get what the structure is.
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First, be sure you understand the vocabulary. dogged: determined to achieve something and continuing to try despite difficulties does it: accomplishes the goal The base sentence is Being dogged does it. This is then reconstructed as a cleft sentence ( It is ...
- First, be sure you understand the vocabulary.
- dogged: determined to achieve something and continuing to try despite difficulties does it: accomplishes the goal The base sentence is Being dogged does it.
- This is then reconstructed as a cleft sentence ( It is ...
- that ...
- ) by highlighting being dogged .
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First, be sure you understand the vocabulary.
dogged: determined to achieve something and continuing to try despite difficulties
does it: accomplishes the goal
The base sentence is
Being dogged does it.
This is then reconstructed as a cleft sentence (It is ... that ...) by highlighting being dogged. Thus:
It is being dogged that
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