7)CLEF SENTENCES

I didn’t break the vase.> It was not me who broke the vase.

1-It + is / was + highlighted word / phrase + that / who

- It was not the Greek student who phoned.

- It was Nina's car that got broken into!
- It was my husband who you spoke to on the phone.
- It was the children who cried.
- It was me who knocked at the door.

2-What-clause + to be + highlighted word / phrase

* What Ignore about him is his rudeness.

3-What + subject + do +to be + infinitive clause

* We should tell the truth > What we should do is tell the truth.

Other cleft sentences

Person > The person who told me about it was Aruzhan.

Thing > The thing / all / something / one thing I want is a cup of coffee.
Place > The place where he went for some business is Turkey.
Time > The place when Igraduated from the university was the most difficult time of
my life.
Reason > The reason why Iam living is you.