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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the name of the construction #2

Normally we say "I like you because you like me".
Sometimes we change the syntax to emphasise something -- the reason in the sentence below:
Why I like you is that ... .
Another example is where I emphasise what I like and not what I do:
"I like music very much", and it will be "It is the music that I like very much".


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Why I like you is that you like me. It is the music that I like very much. This are cleft sentences .

— Mister Micawber

  • Why I like you is that you like me.
  • It is the music that I like very much.
  • This are cleft sentences .
  • The first one might be a pseudo-cleft sentence, but I always get a headache when I try to sort out the difference.
  • Pseudo-cleft sentences usually start with who or what , though.
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Why I like you is that you like me.
It is the music that I like very much.
This are cleft sentences. The first one might be a pseudo-cleft sentence, but I always get a headache when I try to sort out the difference. Pseudo-cleft sentences usually start with who or what, though.
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