IT- CLEFT SENTENCES
FORMULA/ PATTERN OF AN IT- CLEFT SENTENCE
IT+ BE+ HIGHLIGHTED WORD/ PHRASE+ THAT/ WHO CLAUSE
WHAT- CLAUSE+ BE+ HIGHLIGHTED WORD/PHRASE
I didn't go to school because I got sick.
The reason...
The reason why I didn´t go to school was because I got sick.
A cat ate the pizza.
It was a cat that ate the pizza.
It was the pizza that a cat ate.
The cat ate a slice of pizza.
What...
What the cat ate was a slice of pizza.
Maria wants to buy chinese food for the dinner tomorrow.
The person...
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.
It was the mouse that thу dog chased.
Sara broke the window.
What...
What Sara broke was the window.
Mariana wants a buchon bouquet.
The thing...
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
It was this morning that Mariana´s dog ate her food from her dish.
It was Mariana´s food from her dish that рук dog ate this morning.
I always noticed a person´s outfit.
What...
What I always noticed was a person´s outfit.
Johan's father lives in Canada, Johan and his mom want to go to visit him this summer.
The place...
The place Johan and his mother want to visit is Canada.
Emilia spends all her money on shoes.
It is...
It is Emilia who spends all her money on shoes.
It is 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.
All I want...
All I want is to buy a pretty dress because I´m going to assist to a party in 6 months.