IT- CLEFT SENTENCES
FORMULA/ PATTERN OF AN IT- CLEFT SENTENCE
IT+ BE+ HIGHLIGHTED WORD/ PHRASE+ THAT/ WHO CLAUSE
WHAT- CLAUSE+ BE+ HIGHLIGHTED WORD/PHRASE
The reason why I didn´t go to school was because I got sick.
I didn´t go to school because I got sick.
It was a cat that ate the pizza.
A cat ate the pizza.
What the dog ate was the meat.
A pizza is what the cat ate.
Maria wants to buy chinese food for the dinner tomorrow.
The person who wants to buy chinese food for the tomorrow´s dinner is Maria.
The dog chased the mouse.
It was...
It was the dog that chase the mouse.
Sara broke the window.
What...
What Sara broke was the window.
Mariana wants a buchon bouquet.
The thing that Mariana´s want is a buchon bouquet
Mariana´s dog ate her food from her dish this morning
It was...
It was Mariana´s dog who ate her food from her dish this morning
I always noticed a person´s outfit.
What...
What I always noticed was a person´s outfit.
Johan father lives in Canada, Johan and his mom want to go to visit him this summer.
The place where Johan and his mother want to visit is Canada to surprised his father.
Emilia spends all her money on shoes.
a) It is...
b) It are...
It is Emilia who spends all her money on shoes.
It are shoes that Emilia spends all her money on.
The teacher Ruben got the vaccine.
What...
What the teacher Ruben got was the vaccine.
I want to buy a pretty dress because I´m going to assist to a party in 6 months.
In 6 months...
In 6 months I´m going to assist to a party so I want to buy a pretty dress