CÂU CHẺ [CLEFT SENTENCES]

John won the prize in 2000.

S V O Adv
=> It was John who won the prize in 2000.
=> It was the prize that John won in 2000.
=> It was in 2000 that John won the prize.
Thành phần được nhấn mạnh có thể là:
- Chủ ngữ
- Tân ngữ
- Trạng ngữ
1. Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ
It is/was + Chủ ngữ (người) + who/that + V
It is/was + Chủ ngữ (vật/ con vật) + that + V
Vd:
My father bought a new car last Sunday.
It was my father who/ that bought a new car last Sunday.
English becomes more and more popular in the world.
It is English that becomes more and more popular in the world.
Exercise 1. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the subject of
the sentence.
Example: The man gave her the book. => It was the man who gave her the book.
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
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2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
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3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
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4. Nam’s father got angry with him.
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5. The boys played football all day long
6. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
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7. His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
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2. Nhấn mạnh tân ngữ
It is/was + Tân ngữ (người) + who/whom/that + S + V
It is/was + Tân ngữ là tên riêng + that + S + V
It is/was + Tân ngữ (vật) + that + S + V
Vd:
I met his wife at the party.
It was his wife who/ whom/ that I met at the party.
I met Lan at the party.
It was Lan that I met at the party.
She sent her friend the postcard.
It was the postcard that she sent to her friend.
Exercise 2. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of
the verb.
Example: The boy hit the dog in the garden. - It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.
1. The man is learning English.
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2. The woman gave him the book.
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3. She sent her friend the postcard.
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4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
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5. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
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6. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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7. The dog barked at the stranger.
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3. Nhấn mạnh cụm trạng ngữ
Ta có thể nhấn mạnh trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian, nơi chốn, cách thức, lý do, v.v
It is/was + Cụm trạng ngữ + that + S + V
Vd:
My father bought a new car last Sunday.
It was last Sunday that my father bought a new car.
You can kill computer viruses by using some software.
It is by using some software that you can kill computer viruses.
The father repaired the bicycle for Nam.
It was for Nam that the father repaired the bicycle.
Exercise 3. Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial
modifier of the sentence.
Example: She bought him a present at the shop. => It was at the shop that she bought him a
present.
1. The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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2. She made some cakes for tea.
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3. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
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4. She presented him a book on his birthday.
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5. He met his wife in Britain.
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6. She bought that present from the shop.
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7. The meeting started at 8.00 a.m.
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EXERCISES ON CLEFT SENTENCES
I. Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information. Using structure “It
is
/ was ... that”

Question 1. She bought the car from Tom.

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Question 2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Harding yesterday.
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Question 3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
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Question 4. The president makes the important decisions.
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Question 5. I’m looking forward to physics exam.
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Question 6. I lost my wallet somewhere in there.
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Question 7. I was born and grew up in a small village.
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Question 8. My teacher helped me a lot of with my study last semester.
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Question 9. The headmaster gave Tam a bicycle as a scholarship.
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Question 10. Your carelessness caused the accident.
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II. Choose the best answers:
Question 11. ________ I bought the golden fish.
A. It was from this shop that B. I was from this shop where
C. It was this shop which D. It was this shop that
Question 12. It was Tom _______ to help us.
A. comes B. that comes C. to come D. who came
Question 13. _______ the police had rescued from the fire.
A. The baby B. The baby that C. It was the baby whom D. The baby
Question 14. ________ my parents gave me the fish tank.
A. It was on my birthday when B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that D. It was on my birthday that
Question 15. _______ I first met my girlfriend.
A. It was in London that B. It was in London where
C. It was London tha D. It was London which
Question 16. _________ on the phone.
A. It is his mother whom is B. It was his mother whom is
C. It was his mother who is D. It is his mother who is
Question 17. ________ a high level of blood cholesterol.
A. It is eggs that contain B. Those are eggs it contains
C. It is eggs that contains D. It is eggs contain
Question 18. _________ England won the World Cup.
A. It was in 1966 that B. It was on 1966 that
C. It was in 1966 when D. It was 1966 in that
Question 19. __________ we all look for.
A. It is happiness that B. That happiness
C. Happiness it is that D. Happiness it is
Question 20. ____________ me how to play the drum.
A. It was my uncle who taught B. My uncle who taught
C. It was my uncle taught D. It is my uncle teaching
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