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Idiomatic grammar: clefts and fronting

Grammar · Idiomatic grammar · C2 · 20 min. Add emphasis with cleft sentences and idiomatic fronting such as much as, try as she might and gone are the days.

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Add emphasis with cleft sentences and idiomatic fronting such as much as, try as she might and gone are the days.

Level
C2
Category
Grammar
Topic
Idiomatic grammar
Time
About 20 minutes
Exercises
Gap-fill, Word order, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
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  • Gap-fill: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
  • Word order: Put the words in order to make emphatic sentences.
  • Speaking / writing task: Rewrite these plain sentences to make them more emphatic. Use a differ
  • Writing lines: Write here.

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