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[object Object],[object Object]
What is a cleft sentence? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
It is used for contrast / emphasis ,[object Object],[object Object]
 
It cleft sentence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What do we want to emphasise? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Watch out! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Wh- cleft sentences  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
We can use wh-clauses with WHEN, WHERE, WHY, WHO to highlight a person, place, time and reason ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The (only/last) thing / All ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information:   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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