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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Usage of it that cleft sentence
1) It was John that broke the window.
I know that the sentence is a it that cleft sentence.
2) It was John that was breaking the window.
Is this sentence also a it that cleft sentence?
3) It was John breaking the window.
If so, is this sentence okay to use and can we call it a it that cleft as well?
I saw a strange sentence and if these are true, my concern will be cleared. Please help me out again. Thank you so much as usual.
I know that the sentence is a it that cleft sentence.
2) It was John that was breaking the window.
Is this sentence also a it that cleft sentence?
3) It was John breaking the window.
If so, is this sentence okay to use and can we call it a it that cleft as well?
I saw a strange sentence and if these are true, my concern will be cleared. Please help me out again. Thank you so much as usual.
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htm "To illustrate the clef sentence structure, here is a clause where the elements are in the expected order: Di read a poem in the cafe last night. The following clefted options are now available, depending on the writer's focus: It was Di who read a poem in the cafe last night. It was a poem that Di read in the cafe last night.
- htm "To illustrate the clef sentence structure, here is a clause where the elements are in the expected order: Di read a poem in the cafe last night.
- The following clefted options are now available, depending on the writer's focus: It was Di who read a poem in the cafe last night.
- It was a poem that Di read in the cafe last night.
- It was in the cafe that Di read a poem last night.
- It was last night that Di read a poem in the cafe.
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http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/cleftterm.htm
"To illustrate the clef sentence structure, here is a clause where the elements are in the expected order:
Di read a poem in the cafe last night.
The following clefted options are now available, depending on the writer's focus:
"To illustrate the clef sentence structure, here is a clause where the elements are in the expected order:
Di read a poem in the cafe last night.
The following clefted options are now available, depending on the writer's focus:
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AlpheccaStars3) It was John breaking the windowUm......I don't think this qualifies as a "clefted " sentence by definition because it lacks the 'who/ what/ when/ and / where clause. But all the others are excellent examples. That's just my 2 cents...
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