Use a cleft sentence to rewrite the following statements.

The emphasis is put on the

word in bold
1. The person who told me about the hotel was Keith.
_It was Keith the person who told me about the hotel__
2. Only when the plane landed I felt a great sense of relief.
_It was only when the plane landed that I felt a great sense of relief.__
3. I left because I felt Ill.
_It was because I felt ill that I left._
4. Sarah saw a plane not a UFO.
_It was a plane that Sarah saw, not an UFO._
5. I had to borrow my father’s car to go to the job interview.
_It was my father's car that I had to borrow to go to the job interview_
6. The reason why I’ve come is to discuss my future with you.
_It is to discuss my future with the reason that I've come._
7. My brother bought his new car from our next-door neighbour last Saturday.
_It was our next-door neighbour who my brother brought his new car last Saturday.__
8. Last night I lent my bike to Sue.
_It was my bike that I lent to sue._
9. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
_It was Christopher Columbus the person who discovered America in 1492._
10. I can’t bear you because you are always complaining about everything.
_The reason why I can't bear you is because you are always complaining about
everything_
11. He proposed to repair the building and turn it into a cultural center
_What he proposed was to repair the building and turn it into a cultural center_
12. His wife killed Peter in a fit of jealousy.
_It was his wife who killed Peter in a fit of jealousy_
13. The person who recommended me to become a doctor was my father.
_It was my father who recommended me to become a doctor.__
14. My teenage daughter is missing and I don’t know what I can do.
_It is my teenage daughter who is missing._
15. The Great Dictator was the very first sound film of Charles Chaplin
It was The Great Dictator the very first sound film of Charles Chaplin

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