Read the Learn this! box. Underline three examples of use a, b and c in the article.
LEARN THIS! Cleft sentences a We use cleft sentences it is/was... that ... to emphasise a piece of information. It was the sales assistant that persuaded me to buy that tie. b We use cleft sentences to make contrast. It was a tablet that Joe bought, not a laptop. c The emphasised part can be a noun (phrase) or an adverb (phrase or clause). It was the question 5 that Mark missed. It was because of the tattoo on her hand that Kate could not get a job. d If the emphasised information is a proper noun (a personal subject or object), who/whom can be used instead of that. It was Joe who bought a tablet last week. It was Monet whom I admire the most. |