Exercise 2

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 816.

Exercise 1. Complete each cleft sentence, emphasizing the underlined part, such a way that is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it.

Wh-clefts

We usually form wh-clefts with – clause +be+ an emphasized part. The emphasized part can be a noun phrase or a noun clause.

8. I can/t stop yawning. (I need a cup of coffee) → What I need is a cup of coffee.

9. They don't know if Richard's planning to stay here. (They're hoping that he'll leave soon.) →what they're hoping is that he'll leave soon.

We can also use wh-clefts to focus attention on verb phrases. We usually use a form of the verb doin the what-clause and the base form of the verb in the emphasized verb phrase. We sometimes use an infinitive in the emphasized verb phrase after to do in the what-clause.

10. Alison has an unusual job.(She repairs old clocks. → What she does is repair old clocks.

11. David is ambitious. (He wants to study law) → What he wants to do is (to) study law.

We sometimes use all (‘the only thing'0 instead of what at the beginning.

12. I'll stop yawning soon. ( I just need a cup of coffee.) → All I need is a cup of coffee.

1. The cigarette smoke is irritating my eyes.

It ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. We had to clean up all the mess.

It ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Jimmy watches TV in his room instead of studying.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Scientists how believe that human activity is the cause.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………..

1. You can eat in this restaurant after 8.00 p.m.
It's only after 8.00 p.m. ... in this restaurant.

2. I don't like his clothes.
... I don't like.

3. You should go on a diet.
What you ... on a diet.

4. Ana started the trouble.
It was ... the trouble.

5. I had a party last Friday, not last Saturday.
It was ... I had a party.

6. I washed all the clothes except the blouse.
The only thing ... the blouse.

7. Monica studied English at La Laguna University.
It was at La Laguna university ... English.

8. She is always telling lies, not John.
It's ... is always telling lies.

9. When I got home I realized that I had left the TV on.
It was ... I realized that I had left the TV on.

10. I just need ten minutes to finish this task.
All ... ten minutes to finish this task.