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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Pseudo cleft sentence

I want to check one more time for sure if these senteces really fit the model of pseudo cleft sentence:

What I want to do now is going for a swim/go for a swim/ to go for a swim?

What she loves most is singing/to sing/sing?

Thanks in advance
  

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Yes, they are pseudocleft. These are correct: What I want to do now is (to) go for a swim. -- The to go form seems to be less acceptable to some grammarians.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, they are pseudocleft.
  • These are correct: What I want to do now is (to) go for a swim.
  • -- The to go form seems to be less acceptable to some grammarians.
  • -- The -ing form is the usual noun form, although the infinitive appears occasionally.
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Yes, they are pseudocleft. These are correct:

What I want to do now is (to) go for a swim. -- The to go form seems to be less acceptable to some grammarians.

What she loves most is singing.-- The -ing form is the usual noun form, although the infinitive appears occasionally.
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Mister MicawberYes, they are pseudocleft. These are correct:

What I want to do now is (to) go for a swim. -- The to go form seems to be less acceptable to some grammarians.

What she loves most is singing.-- The -ing form is the usual noun form, althouhg the infinitive appears occasionally.

Hi Mi
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Are they acceptable in school?
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The corrected versions that I gave you are. Sometimes,. though cleft and pseudo-cleft sentences are created in fulfillment of a class exercise, and those can often be more awkward than any really used.
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