EMPHATIC SENTENCES

CLEFT SENTENCES (CÂU NHẤN MẠNH)

1. SUBJECT FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH CHỦ NGỮ)

If SUBJECT is personal, we have It was/is SUBJECT who/that + verb

If SUBJECT is impersonal, we have It is/ was SUBJECT that + verb
1. My mother loves me most.
 It is my mother that/ who loves me most.
2. That experience taught us a lesson.
 It was that experience that taught us a lesson.

EXERCISES
1. My father usually complains about my students whenever they go to my house.
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2. Her boyfriend gave her a bunch of roses last week.
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3. Our English teacher is the greatest teacher in the world.
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4. The earthquake destroyed everything in the area two years ago.
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5. My recent computer helps me a lot in preparing tasks for my students.
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6. My students’ bad behavior made me sad yesterday morning.
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2. OBJECT FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TÂN NGỮ)

It + is/ was + OBJECT + that + Subject + Verb

1. Sally took Mike to the party last night.

 It was Mike that Sally took to the party last night.

EXERCISES
1. My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully.
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2. The company granted us a scholarship for the course.
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3. My wife gave this T-shirt to me on my last birthday party.
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4. My father loves to listen to folk music in his free time.
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3. ADVERBIAL FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TRẠNG TỪ)

It + is/ was + ADVERBIAL + that + clause
In informal English when, or where can be used instead of that.
 1. We often gather for our study at her house.
 It is at her house that / when we often gather for our study.
2. Their family separated during the war.
 It was during the war that / when their family separated.

EXERCISES
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3. He bought the book from that corner shop. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. She bought him a present at the shop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. The meeting started at 8.00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. We all bought those things from Susu shop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. He met his wife in Britain. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE FOCUS

It + is/ was + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE + that + clause
My husband repaired the bicycle for our nephew.
 It was for our nephew that my husband repaired the bicycle.

1. You should get out of that habit for your own benefit.
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2. The Smiths redecorated the apartment with the aims of selling for a higher price.
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3. Jack solved that problem by using a calculator.
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CLEFT SENTENCES (SUBJECT/ OBJECT/ ADVERD)

1. The boy spent his holiday in a seaside village last month.
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2. Sally received a letter of acceptance from the university yesterday.
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3. The clown’s presence at the party excited the children.
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4. My mother bought me this watch on my 15th birthday party.
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5. The match was cancelled due to a snow storm.
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5. EMPHATIC SENTENCES WITH QUESTION WORD ‘WHAT’, ALL, THE ONLY THING, THE
REASON (WHY), THE DAY (WHEN)
Ex: Mike took Sally to the party
What Mike did was (to) take Sally to the party.

6. IT WAS NOT UNTIL …. THAT

IT WAS/IS NOT UNTIL + MỆNH ĐỀ + THAT + MỆNH ĐỀ

IT WAS/IS NOT UNTIL + MỐC THỜI GIAN + THAT + MỆNH ĐỀ
= NOT UNTIL + MỆNH ĐỀ//MỐC THỜI GIAN + ĐẢO NGỮ MỆNH ĐỀ
Ex: It was not until he arrived home safely that his mother went to sleep.
= Not until he arrived home safely did his mother go to sleep.

1. When the management board promised a pay rise the workers went back to their factory.
It was not until ___________________________________________________.
 2. The number of thefts in the neighborhood didn’t begin to decrease until cameras were installed.
It was not until ___________________________________________________.
Not until ________________________________________________________.
3. We won’t accept the application until December.
It is not until _____________________________________________________.
Not until ________________________________________________________.
4. The president resigned, and then the strike ended.
It was not until ___________________________________________________.
Not until ________________________________________________________.
5. We do not plan to open a new branch until this one earns profit.
It is not until ___________________________________________________.

FURTHER PRACTICE
1. Sebastian left the job because of the long working hours.
WHY
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2. We have to wait here.
THIS
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3. Jennifer started the strike.
PERSON
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4. I am not questioning his dedication, but the effectiveness of the plan.
ISN’T
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5. The company has imposed a ban on private emails.
WHAT
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6. The only thing we want is to be refunded.
ALL
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7. They moved to another state because of the climate.
REASON
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8. First of all we check all the insurance details.
FIRST THING
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9. We inherited everything except the house.
THE ONLY
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10. Before leaving we switched off the lights.
LAST
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