Cleft sentences beginning with what. What clauses + be are common in spoken English. They emphasise the part of the sentence that is outside the what clause.

10 июн. 2018 г. · Sentences introduced by a clause beginning with 'What' are also used to emphasize a specific subject or object. The clause introduced by 'What' ...

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In spoken English we can emphasize things in a sentence with stress and intonation. In written English there are sentence structures that permit us to create ...

The thing/s that = What/All We can also use what or all (more emphasis) instead of the thing/s that to focus on an element of the sentence.

We use it to emphasize an action and make what we are saying sound more dramatic and speaking. We often stress the main words and use emphatic intonation to add ...

The part of the sentence to be emphasised is taken from its original position in the sentence and put between is/was and that.

Change these sentences to emphasise each part in turn. 1.Sarah hid Dad's shoes this morning. 2.Maria married Harry last week. 3.Carl broke the kitchen window ...

Sentences introduced by a clause beginning with 'What' are also used to emphasize a specific subject or object. The clause introduced by 'What' is employed as ...

It / What for emphasis (cleft sentences) · It was Bob that bought Sally a new vase · It was a new vase that Bob bought Sally · It was Sally who Bob bought a new ...