EMPHASIS –CLEFT

SENTENCES AND
INVERSION
GRAMMAR 8.5
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONVERSATION FROM YOUR STUDENT’S BOOK PAGE 146. THE
PHRASES IN BLUE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE GRAMMAR TOPIC.
YOU CAN EMPHASIZE A PIECE OF INFORMATION IN A SENTENCE USING:

CLEFT SENTENCES OR INVERSION

CLEFT SENTENCES
 STRUCTURE

CLEFT SENTENCES

It + be + subject/object + that/who + relative clause

What + clause + be + emphasized Word/phrase

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INVERSION
 STRUCTURE

INVERSION. USED IN SENTENCES THAT START WITH NEGATIVE ADVERBS.

Never, rarely, not only, seldom, hardly, barely, scarcely, no

sooner, under no circumstances, on no condition, on no account,
at no time, in no way, not until, not only + auxiliary verb +
subject + main verb
 EXERCICES

To practice more answer page 147 from your student’s book and workbook page 112

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