Cleft Sentences - Tawjihi Summary Rule

Flashcards covering the rules and examples of It-cleft and What-cleft sentence structures based on the Tawjihi summary rule.

It-cleft Form

It + is/was + focus + who/that + rest

What-cleft Form

What + clause + is/was + focus

Relative Pronoun for People

who (preferred)

Relative Pronoun for Things/Time/Place

that

Example: It-cleft for a person

It was Ali who won the prize.

Example: It-cleft for an object

It was the dress that Sara bought.

Example: It-cleft for a specific day

It was on Friday that they met.

Example: What-cleft indicating a need

What I need is a vacation.

Example: What-cleft indicating a preference

What she likes is chocolate.

Example: It-cleft for a place

It was Petra that we visited last year.

Example: It-cleft for a time of day

It was at night that they arrived.

Example: What-cleft for a purchase

What I bought was a new phone.

Example: What-cleft for a desire

What he wanted was money.

Example: It-cleft for a specific time/date

It was yesterday that they watched the movie.

Example: What-cleft for time requirement

What we need is more time.

Example: What-cleft for an emotion/hobby

What I love is football.

Example: It-cleft for a month

It was in June that they finished the work.

Example: It-cleft for a location

It was in the park that the children played.