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C1 Cleft Sentences and Emphasis Test

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C1 Cleft Sentences and Emphasis Test

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British English usage: Cleft sentences divide one message into two clauses to focus new or contrastive information. It-clefts and what-clefts are common emphasis structures; emphatic do/does/did can also add contrastive stress.

Cambridge Grammar reference: Clefting changes information structure rather than basic truth conditions: the speaker foregrounds the element that matters.

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1. Emphasise John: John broke the vase. → It ___ John who broke the vase.
2. Emphasise yesterday: She called me yesterday. → It was ___ that she called me.
3. I like the ending most. → What I like most ___ the ending.
4. The noise annoys me. → What annoys me ___ the noise.
5. Choose the cleft that emphasises the person.
6. Choose the cleft that emphasises the reason.
7. He really liked the film. Add emphatic auxiliary: He ___ like the film.
8. She really understands the problem. → She ___ understand the problem.
9. I really want you to sit down. → ___ sit down, please.
10. Emphasise the place: We met in Paris. → It was in Paris ___ we met.