Mastering Cleft Sentences and Phobias

Transform into cleft form: The teacher gave a lecture.

• The teacher gave a presentation.

• It was the student who gave a lecture.

• It was the teacher who gave a lecture.

• A lecture was given by the teacher.

Transform into cleft form: She loves chocolate.

• Chocolate loves she.

• It is chocolate that she loves.

• It is she who loves chocolate.

• She loves vanilla.

Transform into cleft form: They will visit the museum.

• The museum is where they will go.

• They will not visit the museum.

• It is the museum that they will visit.

• They are visiting the museum tomorrow.

What is the phobia of spiders called?

• arachnophobia

• ornithophobia

• entomophobia

• herpetophobia

Transform into cleft form: He won the award.

• He received the award.

• He was awarded the prize.

• The award was won by him.

• It was he who won the award.

What is the phobia of heights called?

• Aerophobia

• Nyctophobia

• Acrophobia

• Claustrophobia

Transform into cleft form: The dog barked loudly.

• Barking loudly was done by the dog.

• It was the cat that barked loudly.

• It was the dog that barked loudly.

• The dog was barking loudly.

What is the phobia of enclosed spaces called?

• Nyctophobia

• Acrophobia

• Claustrophobia

• Agoraphobia

Transform into cleft form: The movie scared her.

• The movie was scared by her.

• It was the audience that scared her.

• It was her that scared the movie.

• It was the movie that scared her.

What is the phobia of flying called?

• Acrophobia

• Claustrophobia

• Aerophobia

• Aviophobia