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    The document provides examples of cleft sentences and instructions for writing additional cleft sentences. Cleft sentences emphasize the main idea or important part of a statement by using phrases like "It is/was..." or "All I/we can/could do is...". The examples transform normal sentences about reducing immigration, solving issues financially, and traveling to join a basketball club into cleft sentences that emphasize the key part of the statement. Readers are instructed to write 5 additional cleft sentences about any problems to make suggestions.

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    Cleft Sentences: Speaking and Writing Band 8+: Emphasize The Main Idea

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    The document provides examples of cleft sentences and instructions for writing additional cleft sentences. Cleft sentences emphasize the main idea or important part of a statement by using phrases like "It is/was..." or "All I/we can/could do is...". The examples transform normal sentences about reducing immigration, solving issues financially, and traveling to join a basketball club into cleft sentences that emphasize the key part of the statement. Readers are instructed to write 5 additional cleft sentences about any problems to make suggestions.

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    ClEFT Sentences: Speaking and Writing

    Band 8+
    All I can/ could/ did/ will do is / was/ will be to do
    It + be +EMPHASIED WORD + that/ when/ who/ where…
    something/ S+ verb
    Emphasize the main idea It LIMITS all what you can do.
    • Normal: The government can open new • All I can say here is to open new
    workplaces to reduce immigration. workplaces.
    • It is new workplaces opened by the government
    that can reduce the immigration. • All I can say here is the government
    • They were struggling to solve the issue
    should open new workplaces.
    financially. • All the government can do is to increase
    • It was financially that they were struggling to salaries and decrease work hours.
    solve the issue. • All we can do is to recycle our waste and
    • I was going to the US to be part of a basketball preserve the environment.
    club.
    • It was to be part of a basketball club that I was • All we can do is we should recycle our
    going to the US. waste and preserve the environment.
    Make 5+5 for cleft sentences below on any problems to
    make suggestions.
    homework
    All I can/ could/ did/ will do is / was/ will be to do
    It + be +EMPHASIED WORD + that/ when/ who/ where…
    something/ S+ verb
    Emphasize the main idea It LIMITS all what you can do.
    • Normal: The government can open new • All I can say here is to open new
    workplaces to reduce immigration. workplaces.
    • It is new workplaces opened by the government
    that can reduce the immigration. • All I can say here is the government
    • They were struggling to solve the issue
    should open new workplaces.
    financially. • All the government can do is to increase
    • It was financially that they were struggling to salaries and decrease work hours.
    solve the issue. • All we can do is to recycle our waste and
    • I was going to the US to be part of a basketball preserve the environment.
    club.
    • It was to be part of a basketball club that I was • All we can do is we should recycle our
    going to the US. waste and preserve the environment.

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