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Unit 18 Cleft sentences and other ways of emphasising

Unit 18 Cleft sentences and other ways of emphasising. María Carabias Cela Celia López-Rúa. Cleft sentences. A  cleft sentence  is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence.

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Unit 18 Cleft sentences and other ways of emphasising

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  1. Unit 18Cleft sentences and other ways of emphasising María Carabias Cela Celia López-Rúa

  2. Cleft sentences • A cleft sentence is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence. • Cleft sentences create emphasis by using a relative clause.

  3. Cleft sentences • Thing/something • Person/someone The thing (that) I hate is your irresponsibility One person (who) I can´t stand is the new boss

  4. Cleft sentences • Only/all for excluding less important things The only thing I need is silence/I only need silence/all I need is silence all I need is silence • Thing can be replaced by what What I truly enjoyed was the amusement park/ The amusement park was what I truly enjoyed.

  5. Cleft sentences • Express action in the main clause: be + infinitive clause What we often do on cold, dark winter nights is a big fire THE MAIN CLAUSE CONTAINS THE VERB TO BE

  6. Cleft sentences • Impersonal cleft sentences: it + be It was you who failed the exam, not me It was the exam what you failed USED FOR EMPHASISING THE SUBJECT OR THE OBJECT

  7. Cleftsentences • Toemphasisethesubjectortheobject in a sentence My brothercutdowntheappletree Itwasmy brotherwhocutdowntheappletree Itwastheappletreethat my brothercutdown

  8. Otherways of emphasising: • Use of so and such • He’ssuch a nicegirl! • Exageratinglexis • We’restarving! • Intensifyingadverb • She’sabsolutelyamazing • Use of simile • You’re as hot as fire!

  9. Otherways of emphasising • Use of onearth, after a questionword • Whyonearthdidyousaythat? • Use of inversionafter a negative adverbial • Under no circumstanceswouldheagreetothat • Use of inversionafter a restricting adverbial • Little didsheguesswhatwouldhappennext

  10. Otherways of emphasising • Stressedauxiliaryverbsto show determination, toconvinceortocontradit • I willfinishtherace • I am goingtotellhimthetruth • Sheiscoming. I can promise

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