Cleft Sentences
CORRECT OR NOT CORRECT?
The reason which I bought this computer was because the other conked out
INCORRECT
The reason WHY I bought this computer was because.....
His brother´s unexpected _______________ (reappear) shocked the whole family
His brother´s unxepected REAPPEARANCE shocked the whole family.
I forgot my ticket for the concert but I couldn´t go. (Supposed/go/but)
I _______________________
I was supposed to go to the concert but I forgot my ticket
Because I didn´t want to pay 500eur for the glasses, I left the shop
Not______________________
Not wanting to pay 500eur for the glasses, I left the shop
Parents who look over their children m__________
Mollycoddle
MAKE THIS INTO A CLEFT SENTENCE
I like the light evenings most about living inMadrid.
What______________________
What I like most about living in Madrid is the light evenings.
The younger generation have a _______ (tend) to show lack of respect for their elders
The younger generation have a TENDENCY to show lack of respect for their elders
I´d nearly left the office but the phone rang (about/leave/when)
I__________________-
I was about to leave the office when the phone rang
Make this sentence with a partciple clause
Martin had done his homework, so he could go to the park
Having done his homework, he could go to the park
T__________ R________ Risks is when you don´t do anything TOO reckless
Take reasonable risks
Make this into a cleft sentence
Not having spent time with my father when he was alive is something that I´ll always regret
Something_______________________
Something that I´ll always regret is........
Correct or Not Correct?
The inmates were very RESOURCED and used anything they could get their hands on
WRONG!!!
The inmates werre very RESOURCEFUL and used anything they could get their hands on
You told her the secret! That was not the plan (not/supposed)
You were not supposed to tell her the secret!
Change this sentence to a participle clause sentence
As he walked down the street, he noticed that the shop had changed.
Walking down the street, he noticed the shop had changed
When you leave your children on their own without anyone watching the children are U____________
Unsupervised
I don´t mind the buskers, but I can´t stand the ones that come on the train
It´s________________________
It´s the buskers that come on the train that I can´t stand
Right or wrong?
We need to STRONGEN both sides of the wall for it not to fall down.
WRONG!
We need to STRENGTHEN both sides of the wall..........
We made a mistake. We didn´t pay in advance. (meant/pay)
We___________________
We were meant to pay in advance
CORRECT OR NOT CORRECT?
Being not very good with cars, he couldn´t fix it.
Not being very good with cars..........
When society is worried about taking too many risks and things become safe it is a R______ A______ C_____
Risk averse culture
I didn´t do much yesterday except watch Netflix
All__________________________________
All I did yesterday was watch Netflix
Right or Wrong
Lack of police intervention meant that the family were often subject to HARASSING by the neighbours
WRONG!!
Lack of police intervention meant that the family were subject to HARASSMENT by the neighbours
The plan was for you to be at the checkpoint exactly at 5am. (were)
You_________________________
You were to be at the checkpoint at 5am.
a.) Exhausting from running, he lay down and slept
b.) Exhausted from running, he lay down and slept
b.) Exhausted from running, he lay down and slept
A phrasal verb: D_____ W____ (Danger). It means that you manage it.
Deal with danger