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Cleft sentences

Grammar · C1 · 10 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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  1. Sheet 1 · 45 minCleft sentences in psychology: what really drives our decisionsIt-clefts, wh-clefts and all-clefts to focus information in writing about psychology research.Free
  2. Sheet 2 · 40 minCleft sentences in reviews: it was the ending that stayed with meUsing clefts to highlight opinions in book, movie and exhibition reviews, then writing your own review.Premium
  3. Sheet 3 · 30 minGrammar explained: cleft sentencesUse it-clefts and what-clefts to focus on key information, to correct and to contrast.Premium
  4. Sheet 4 · 30 minGrammar explained: cleft sentences – all, the thing, the reason whyAll I did was…, the thing that…, the reason why…, what happened was…Premium
  5. Sheet 5 · 20 minCleft sentences: it-clefts in a newspaper correctionNotice it-clefts in a newspaper correction, match questions to answers and use it-clefts to emphasize information.Premium
  6. Sheet 6 · 20 minCleft sentences: what-clefts for emphasisRewrite sentences as what-clefts, put what-clefts in order and check the rules of form and use.Premium
  7. Sheet 7 · 20 minCleft sentences with all, the thing, the reason and the placeChoose and form clefts with all, the thing, the reason, the place and the person, then complete sentences about yourself.Premium
  8. Sheet 8 · 20 minCleft sentences: correcting and contrastingRead a dialogue full of corrections, respond to wrong statements with clefts and correct false facts about yourself.Premium
  9. Sheet 9 · 20 minCleft sentences: what happened was, what I did wasUse what-clefts with do and happen, then tell the story of a problem you solved.Premium
  10. Sheet 10 · 20 minCleft sentences review: emphasis in speech and writingSpot errors in cleft sentences, complete key word transformations and write a recommendation using three types of cleft.Premium