Cleft Sentences Exercises
Practice using cleft sentences with these interactive exercises. Transform regular sentences into cleft structures for emphasis and get instant feedback on your answers.
Exercise Instructions
Use cleft sentence structures for emphasis:
- It-cleft: It + be + focus + who/that/when/where + rest
- Wh-cleft: What/Who/Where + subject + verb + be + focus
- Pseudo-cleft: What I need is... / Where she lives is...
1. John broke the window. (emphasize John)
It was the window.
2. I need some peace and quiet. (wh-cleft)
What I need .
3. She met him at the party. (emphasize at the party)
It was she met him.
4. The noise outside annoys me. (wh-cleft)
What annoys me .
5. We visited Paris last summer. (emphasize last summer)
It was we visited Paris.
6. She wants to learn Spanish. (pseudo-cleft)
What she wants to learn .
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- Cleft Sentences Grammar Lesson - Learn the rules and theory
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