CASA THOMAS JEFFERSON

MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 198 CLEFT SENTENCES

Exercise 198

CLEFT SENTENCES ARE USED TO HELP US FOCUS ON A

PARTICULAR PART OF THE SENTENCE AND TO EMPHASIZE
WHAT WE WANT TO SAY BY INTRODUCING IT OR BUILDING
UP TO IT WITH A KIND OF RELATIVE CLAUSE. BECAUSE
THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THE SENTENCE IT IS CALLED
CLEFT (FROM THE VERB CLEAVE) WHICH MEANS DIVIDED
INTO TWO. CLEFT STRUCTURES INCLUDE THE REASON
WHY, THE THING THAT, THE PERSON/PEOPLE WHO, THE
PLACE WHERE, THE DAY WHEN AND WHAT -CLAUSES
WHICH ARE USUALLY LINKED TO THE CLAUSE THAT WE
WANT TO FOCUS ON WITH IS OR WAS.

I.

REWRITE THE SENTENCES BELOW , USING THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE

MOVIE SEGMENT. MAKE SURE YOU START YOUR SENTENCES WITH THE GIVEN
CUES, USING CLEFT SENTENCES. PAY ATTENTION TO THE CUES IN BOLD.

1. THE STORY IS ABOUT A PRINCESS AND THE BOY SHE LOVES.

NO, IT ISN'T A PRINCESS WHO LOVES THE BOY. IT ________________________________

2. THE GODDESS AND THE BOY CAN STAY TOGETHER A SINGLE

WEEK.

NO, IT ISN'T A SINGLE WEEK THEY CAN STAY TOGETHER. IT

___________________________

3. THE BOY PROMISED TO BE IN HER HOUSE LATER THAT DAY.

NO, WHAT ______________________________________________________________

4. THE AUDIENCE WAS AMAZED BY THE FRAGILE PUPPETS.

WHAT _________________________________________________________________

5. WHAT DID YOU LIKE (DISLIKE) ABOUT THE MOVIE SEGMENT.

WHAT _________________________________________________________________
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MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

ACTIVITY 198
THE KARATE KID
CLEFT SENTENCES

1. NO, IT IS THE GODDESS WHO LOVES A BOY.

2. NO, IT IS A SINGLE NIGHT THAT THEY CAN STAY TOGETHER.
3. NO, WHAT HE PROMISED WAS TO BE AT HER AUDITION .
4. WHAT AMAZED THE AUDIENCE WERE THE FRAGILE PUPPETS.
5. WHAT (ANSWERS WILL VARY) I LIKED ABOUT THE SEGMENT WAS THE ROMANTIC LOVE
STORY.

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