SR U9 W2_Cleft Sentences

______ I would do is wait for instructions.

• That I said

• What I said

• It is what I said

• I said

______ everything started to fall apart.

• It was 2010 when

• 2010 it was

• When 2010 was

• 2010

It was David ______ came up with the original idea

• the person

• was

• who

• the person who

______ is to protect their family. 

• How they did it

• Because they did it

• Why did they do it

• The reason why they did it

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

• It was to pay the mortgage that he sold his new car

• The reason why he sold his new car was to pay the mortgage

• What he did to pay the mortgage is sell his car

• Paying the mortgage is why he sold his new car

A: You don't understand me.

B: No, .......... I don't understand is why you do this to yourself.

A: You did it for the money.

B: No, the .......... why I did it was to save the company.

A: You did this to me!

B: No, I didn't. It was Sean ......... did this to you.

Complete the second sentence so that it emphasizes the underlined words.

Tim spread the rumor.

--> ......... the rumor was Tim.

Complete the second sentence so that it emphasizes the underlined words.

My cousin told us what had happened.

--> It was ........