Cleft sentence and conjunction

CLEFT SENTENCES AND CONJUNCTIONS

Unit 13,14

Week:

A. Cleft Sentences:

I. Cleft Sentences in Active Form:

1. Subject Focus:

Ex1: Mr. Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

S

–› It is Mr. Duy who / that teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

Ex2: The boy hit the dog in the garden yesterday.

S

–› It is the boy that hit the dog in the garden yesterday.

 Form:

2. Object Focus:

Ex1: Mr. Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

O

–› It is English that Mr. Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

Ex2: The boy hit the dog in the garden yesterday.

O

–› It is the dog that the boy hit in the garden yesterday.

 Form:

3. Adverbial Focus:

Ex1: Mr. Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school.

Adv

–› It is in Thong Linh High School that Mr. Duy teaches English.

Ex2: The boy hit the dog in the garden yesterday.

Adv

–› It is in the garden that the boy hit the dog.

 Form:

II. Cleft Sentences in Passive Form:

Ex1: Mr. Duy teaches English in Thong Linh High school

O

–› It is English that is taught in Thong Linh High school by Mr. Duy

Ex2: The boy hit the dog in the garden yesterday.

O

–› It was the dog that was hit in the garden by the boy yesterday.

Ex3: She frightened the children.

O

It is/was + S + who/ that +

V + O …

It is/was + O + that +

S + V…

It is/was + Adv + that + S

+ V + O