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Cleft Sentences

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  • Money is the thing people care about nowadays. (money)
    It IS MONEY THE THING THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT NOWADAYS.
  • I didn’t decide to take a short cut across country! (me)
    It wasn’t me who / that decided to take a short cut across country.
  • I began to suspect something at that moment. (at that moment)
    It WAS AT THAT MOMENT THAT I BEGAN TO SUSPECT SOMETHING.
  • His attitude towards other people really annoys me. (his attitude)
    It is his attitude towards other people that really annoys me.
  • I didn’t invite them. (me/I)
    It WASN’T I / ME WHO / THAT INVITED THEM.
  • She sent her friend the postcard. IT (the postcard)
    It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
  • The computer gives me a headache. (the computer)
    It is the computer that gives me a headache.
  • The demonstrators didn’t start the trouble. (the demonstrators)
    It wasn’t the demonstrators who / that started the trouble.
  • His reaction surprised me. (His reaction)
    It was his reaction that surprised me.
  • The meeting started at 8.00 am. It (at 8.00 am)
    It was at 8.00 am that the meeting started.
  • JOE ate the cake. (it)
    It was Joe who ate the cake.
  • Everyone should see that MOVIE at least once. (it)
    It’s a movie that everyone should see at least once.
  • Mr Palmer saw I could also act. (Mr Palmer)
    It WAS MR PALMER THAT / WHO SAW THAT I COULD ALSO ACT.
  • THE BOYS played football all day long. IT
    It was the boys who played football all day long.
  • I met my best friend AT UNIVERSITY. IT
    It was at university that I met my best friend
  • JACK built this house. (IT)
    It was Jack who built this house.
  • The dog barked at the stranger. IT (the stranger)
    It was the stranger that the dog barked at.
  • I don't like HIS WAY OF SPEAKING. It
    It is his way of speaking (that) I don't like.