evolve6,unit 6 Flashcards
marielle expected a Valentine’s day gift from her fiance
expect from
what she never expected was to spend the day falling through the air
employees of suprises me! have learned to be careful. the things that they try hardest to avid is shock
clefts
some people have been visibly shaken by their surprises.
structure
to guard against this, surprise recipients must fill out a quastionnaire about phobias and past surprises, good or bad
structure
what i love must is being there when the client finds out what they are getting
cleft
the reason why is that i get to share in that feeling of being genuinely surprised
cleft
In It-cleft sentences, you’re emphasizing who or what is responsible for the action.
Normal: The kids broke the window.
It-cleft: It was the kids who broke the window
Normal: Mary wants to become a doctor.
It-cleft: It is Mary who wants to become a doctor.
it was my uncle who told me the good news
In What-cleft sentences, you’re emphasizing the thing or the action that matters the most in the sentence.
Normal: The kids broke the window
What-cleft: What happened was that the window was broken by the kids.
Normal: Mary wants to become a doctor.
What-cleft: What Mary wants is to become a doctor.
A cleft sentence is a special type of sentence structure used to emphasize a particular part of the sentence. In English, cleft sentences are often formed by using “It is/was…” or “What… is/was…” to focus attention on a specific part of the sentence.
There are two common types of cleft sentences:
It-cleft sentences
What-cleft sentences
Cleft sentences are helpful in writing or speaking when you want to emphasize certain information, clarify meaning, or highlight contrasts.
it takes very little to get Parisa to jump
sentences
he’s got a good sense of humor
sentences
after each scare, he soon calms down and laughs along with the rest of us
sentences
when was the last time you watched a scary movie in a dark theater full of people on the edge of their seats
sentences
with the rise of digital option, movie theater everywhere are getting smaller and closing completely.
sentences
they throw out their arms and legs as if to save themselves from falling
as if - save from
