CLEFT SENTENCES

I. Câu chẻ chủ động

1. Nhấn mạnh S
a. Chỉ người
It+ is/ was + N/ Pronoun + that/ who……..
Eg: My sister gave me this gift last week
It was my sister that/who gave me this gift last week

b. Chỉ vật, đồ vật

It+ is/ was + N/ Pronoun + that/which……..
Eg: His bad behavior made the teacher angry.
It was his bad behavior that made the teacher angry.

2. Nhấn mạnh O
It+ is/ was + O + that/ which/ whom……..

Eg: My sister gave me this gift last week

 It was this gift which my sister gave me last week
 It was me that/whom my sister gave me this gift

b. Chỉ vật, đồ vật

It+ is/ was + N/ Pronoun + that……..
Eg: He waters the flowers once a day.
It is the flowers that he waters once a day

3. Nhấn mạnh trạng từ

It+ is/ was + adverbial phrase + that……..

Eg: I was born in Hanoi.

It was in Hanoi that I was born.

II. Câu chẻ bị động: là câu chẻ mà phần MĐQH được viết dưới dạng bị động
a. Với từ chỉ người
It+ is/ was + N/ Pronoun + that/ who + be + PII……..
Eg: I met her at the party yesterday.
 She was met at the party yesterday
 It was she who was met at the party yesterday

b. Với từ vật, đồ vật

It+ is/ was + N/ Pronoun + that + be + PII……..

Eg: My parents are talking about my sister’s wedding.

It is my sister’s wedding that/which is being talked about by my parents.
( Chú ý: Để nhấn mạnh O ta có thể dùng cả câu chẻ chủ động và bị động
III. Practice
A. Rewrite the sentences, using cleft sentences.
1. My friend came to see me late last night.
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2. I can't stand the noise.
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3. John didn't pay for the wedding ring. Sarah did.
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4.I saw him in the street only last week .
tân ngữ
Bị động
Adverbial
5. She bought a new dress to go to the party.
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6. You are wrong, not me.
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7. England won the World Cup in 1966.
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8.Peter lent us some money.
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9.The earthquake destroyed everything two years ago.
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10.The woman gave him the English book.
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11.The smoke from the factory chimneys pollutes the air.
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12.The police arrested the man at the railway station last night.
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13. My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully.
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14.My mom presented a laptop on my birthday party.
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15.Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning.
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16.The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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17. I met my wife when I was a student at teacher training college.
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18. He bought the book from that corner shop .
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19.When the play was about to end, I couldn't help weeping.
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20. The policeman stopped us on our way to school.
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21. They often have parties on weekends.
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22. He got married when he was 26 years old .
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23. They were having barbecue in the park.
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24.The girl gave the boy a special gitt on his birthday
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25.The Prime Minister was traveling to France when the alarm sounded.
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26.You gave her a bunch of roses last week.
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27.His father repaired the bicycle for him.
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28.The official announcement was made at that time.
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29. She bought some eggs to make a cake for her son.
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30. They first met in this wonderful city.
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B. Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive.

1.Fred gave Mary the money.
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2.The teacher told the students an interesting story.
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3. My brother bought his new car from our next-door neighbour last Saturday.
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4. My mother gave me this camera last week.
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5.People usually talk about this film.
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6. She gave me these flowers yesterday.
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7. He has washed his car .
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8. Nguyen Du wrote Kieu story a long time ago.
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9.The cat is going to catch the mouse.
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10. They feed these animals twice a day.
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11.They were doing their homework at 9:00 last night.
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12.Nobody has used this room for ages.
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13.They took the sick man to the hospital last night.
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14.They haven't stamped the letter.
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15. A Japanese company makes these television sets.
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16.John will sell his old house soon.
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17.You mustn't use this machine after 5.30.
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18.They didn't look after the children properl
1. She bought the car from Tom.
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2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Harding yesterday.
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3. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
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4. The president makes the important decisions.
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5. I’m looking forward to physics exam.
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6. I lost my wallet somewhere in there.
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7. I was born and grew up in a small village.
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8. My teacher helped me a lot of with my study last semester.
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9. The headmaster gave Tam a bicycle as a scholarship.
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10. Your carelessness caused the accident
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Choose the best answers:
1. ________ I bought the golden fish.
A. It was from this shop that B. I was from this shop where
C. It was this shop which D. It was this shop
that
2. It was Tom _______ to help us.
A. comes B. that comes C. to come D. who came
3. _______ the police had rescued from the fire.
A. The baby B. The baby that
C. It was the baby whom D. The baby whom
4. ________ my parents gave me the fish tank.
A. It was on my birthday when
B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that
D. It was on my birthday that
5. _______ I first met my girlfriend.
A. It was in London that B. It was in London
where
C. It was London that D. It was London which
6. _________ on the phone.
A. It is his mother whom is B. It was his mother whom is
C. It was his mother who is D. It is his mother who is
7. ________ a high level of blood cholesterol.
A. It is eggs that contain B. Those are eggs it
contains
C. It is eggs that contains D. It is eggs contain
8. _________ England won the World Cup.
A. It was in 1966 that B. It was on 1966 that
C. It was in 1966 when D. It was 1966 in that
9. __________ we all look for.
A. It is happiness that B. That happiness
C. Happiness it is that D. Happiness it is
10. ____________ me how to play the drum.
 A. It was my uncle who taught B. My uncle who taught
C. It was my uncle taught D. It is my
uncle teaching
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence to emphasize the underlined phrase
1. Mr David saw that I could also take part in the contest.
It _______________________________________.
2. I didn't invite them.
It _______________________________________.
3. I began to think about everything at that moment.
It _______________________________________.
4. His attitude towards other people really annoys me.
It _______________________________________.
5. I didn't decide to postpone the match.
It _______________________________________.
6. The candidates didn't start the trouble.
It _______________________________________.
7. Shella hid the book under the mattress.
It _______________________________________.
8. I have to call on Monday to schedule an appoinment.
It _______________________________________.
9. Shella hid the book under the mattress.
It _______________________________________.
10. Shella hid the book under the mattress.
It _______________________________________.
11. I have to call on Monday to schedule an appoinment.
It _______________________________________.
12. Dating is not allowed until the age of 15 in Central and South America.
It _______________________________________.
13. In Italy and Switzerland, teens gathered for parties at a home and slept there when
the party was over.
It _______________________________________.
14. People in the Netherlandshave fewer dating rules than any other places in the
world.
It _______________________________________.
15. Kissing is considered as a part of getting to know each other in Brazil.
It _______________________________________.
Exercise 2: Rewrite each sentence to emphasize the underlined phrase,
starting with It was... Look carefully at the underlined words in the last two
questions.
1. He first heard about it from Mary.
2. She got the job because she was the best qualified.
3. Mike first met Jenny when they were both studying in London.
4. I only realized who he was when he started speaking.
5. I didn'thear about it until yesterday.
6. Sheila hid the book under the mattress.
9. I have to call on Mondayto schedule an appointment.
Bài 3: Viết lại câu chẻ dưới dạng bị động
1. They asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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2. The dog barked at the stranger.
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3. My mother is making some cakes for our lunch.
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4. They all saw her husband outside the theater last night.
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5. Mr. Linh repaired the roof yesterday evening.
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