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CLEFT SENTENCE

Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information.


1. She called her mother last night.
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2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Thomas yesterday.
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3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
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4. The earthquake destroyed everything two years ago.
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5. The vice - president will hold a meeting tomorrow.
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6. I’m looking forward to meeting her.
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7. My sister always keeps her doll carefully.
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8. I lost my wallet somewhere in there.
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9. My students’ behavior made me sad yesterday morning.
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10. I visited this town many years ago.
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11. The police arrested the man at the railway station.
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12. The teacher gave us a lot of homework last week.
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13. The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away.
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14. They often had parties on the weekend.
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15. I met my students on the way to school.
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Rewrite these sentences using Cleft sentence in passive


1. My husband waters the flowers every day.
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2. They celebrated their wedding last year.
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3. He described his hometown in his novel.
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4. My father bought the car for me on my birthday.
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5. Her dog bit that boy yesterday.
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6. The prince kissed my younger sister at the party.
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7. The woman answered the man rudely.
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8. His wife gave this T-shirt to him on his last birthday.
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9. The man is learning English.
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10. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
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11. I always see my student whenever I come there.
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12. She bought him a present at the shop.
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13. People have talked a lot about this house.
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14. They hold a party every week.
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15. We sent our parents a postcard.
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16. The dog barked at the stranger.
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17. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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18. The wind blew the roof off in the storm.
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