The document discusses cleft sentences in English, which are used to emphasize either the subject or object of a clause. There are two types of cleft sentences: subject focus and object focus. Subject focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the subject that verb" to emphasize the subject. Object focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the object that subject verb" to emphasize the object. Examples of each type are provided to illustrate their use.
The document discusses cleft sentences in English, which are used to emphasize either the subject or object of a clause. There are two types of cleft sentences: subject focus and object focus. Subject focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the subject that verb" to emphasize the subject. Object focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the object that subject verb" to emphasize the object. Examples of each type are provided to illustrate their use.
The document discusses cleft sentences in English, which are used to emphasize either the subject or object of a clause. There are two types of cleft sentences: subject focus and object focus. Subject focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the subject that verb" to emphasize the subject. Object focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the object that subject verb" to emphasize the object. Examples of each type are provided to illustrate their use.
The document discusses cleft sentences in English, which are used to emphasize either the subject or object of a clause. There are two types of cleft sentences: subject focus and object focus. Subject focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the subject that verb" to emphasize the subject. Object focus sentences use the structure "It is/was the object that subject verb" to emphasize the object. Examples of each type are provided to illustrate their use.
It + is/ was + subject (chủ ngữ) + that + verb 15. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday. (đô ̣ng từ): chính ai đó làm ……… ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. My mother loves me most. (mẹ yêu tôi nhất) 16. His presence at the meeting frightened the children. It is my mother that loes me most.(chính mẹ là người yêu tôi nhất) ------------------------------------------------------- 2. That man stole my wallet. (người đàn ông đó đã trô ̣m cái ví tiền của tôi) 17. My mother bought me a present on my birthday party. It was that man that stole my wallet. (chính người đàn ông đó đã trô ̣m ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- cái ví tiền của tôi) 18. The neighbor told them about it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXERCISES 19. My friend came to see me late last night. 1. My father usually complains about my students whenever they go to --------------------------------------------------------------------- my house. 20. That boy scored the goal for his team. It is my father that usually complains about my students whenever -------------------------------------------------------------- they go to my house 21. The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away. 2. I used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was I that used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits. 22. The strong wind blew the roof off. 3. My neighbors always make noise at night. ---------------------------------------------------------------- It is my neighbors that always make noise at night 2. OBJECT FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TÂN NGỮ) 4. We often complains about the noise at night It + is/ was + object (t. ngữ) + that + clause (mê ̣nh đề= ch. ngữ + v. ngữ): It is we that often complains about the noise at night. chính ai/ cái gì đó, mô ̣t ai đó làm/ đã làm… 5. You gave her a bunch of rose last week. 1. I love my mother most. (tôi yêu mẹ tôi nhất) It was you that gave her a bunch of rose last week. It is my mother that I love most. (chính mẹ là người tôi yêu nhất) 6. Our English teacher is the greatest teacher in the world. 2. I bought this motor in 2001. (tôi đã mua chiếc xe máy này vào năm 7. It is our english teacher is the greatest teacher in the world. 2001) 8. The earthquake destroyed everything two years ago. It was this motor that I bought in 2001. (chính chiếc xe máy này tôi đã It was the earthquake that destroyed everything two years ago. mua năm 2001) 9. My recent computer helps me a lots in preparing tasks for my students. EXERCISES It is my recent computer that helps me a lots in preparing tasks for my 1. My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully. students. It is her doll that my younger sister always keeps carefully 10. The man gave her the book. 2. The boy hit the dog in the garden. It is the man that gave her the book. It is the dog that the boy in the garden. 11. The boy visited his uncle last month. 3. The woman answered the man rudely. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the man that the woman answered rudely 12. I and she sang together at the party. 4. The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was ping pong that the boy the whole afternoon. 13. Nam’s father got angry with him. 5. The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday. ------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the boy that the girl gave a special gift on his birthday 6. My wife gave this T-shirt to me on my last birthday party. It was in Can Duoc that I was born. (chính Cần Đước là nơi tôi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ được sinh ra) 7. I always keep your picture besides me. 2.We often gather for our study at her house. (chúng tôi thường tâ ̣p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- trung để học tại nhà của cô ấy) 8. He borrowed the money from his close friend – Hoa. It is at her house we often gather for our study. (chính tại nhà ---------------------------------------------------- của cô ấy là nơi chúng tôi thường tâ ̣p hợp để học). 9. The police arrested the man at the railway station. ------------------------------------------------------ EXERCISES 10. The man is learning English. ------------------------------------------ 1. We were born in this place. 11. The woman gave him the English book. ----------------------------- It was in this place that we were born. 12. She sent her friend a post card. 2. We often gather for dinner in this restaurant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is in this restaurant that we often gather for dinner. 13. Hoa borrowed some English books from Long. 3. The boy hit the dog in the garden. ------------------------------------------------------ It is in the garden that the boy hit the dog. 14. The little boy greeted his grand father in a strange language. 4. He bought the book from that corner shop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was from that corner shop that he bought the book. 15. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions. 5. She bought him a present at the shop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was at the shop that she bought him a pesent. 16. The dog barked at the stranger. 6. She makes some cakes for tea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. My mom is making some cakes for our dinner. 7. His father repaired the bicycle for him. ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18. We all saw her husband out side the theater lats night. 8. The meeting started at 8.00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19. Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning. 9. We all bought those things from Susu shop. -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20. I always meet my students in the café whenever I come there. 10. He met his wife in Britain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21. I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago. 11. My mom presented a lap top on my birthday party. ---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 22. I met Sasa on the way to my school. 12. Kathy bought her husband an anniversary gift at a sports shop. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. He got married when he was 26 years old. 3. ADVERBIAL FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TRẠNG TỪ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It + is/ was + adverbial (trạng từ) + that + clause (mê ̣nh đề= ch. Ngữ + 14. They were having barbecue in the park. v. ngữ): chíng nơi nào đó/ chính lúc nào đó, ai đó làm/ đã làm -------------------------------------------------------------------- ………….. 15. I met her on the way to school. 1.I was born in Can Duoc. (tôi được sinh ra ở Cần Đước) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. They often had parties on the weekend. 15. The woman gave him the English book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17. The police arrested the thief at the railway station. 16. She sent her friend a post card. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18. I gave him a photo album on his wedding day. 17. Hoa borrowed some English books from Long --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- 19. We planted some young trees in the garden. 18. The little boy greeted his grand father in a strange language. --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20. I met my wife when I was a student at teacher training college. 19. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- CLEFT SENTENCES (SUBJECT/ OBJECT/ ADVERD) 20. The dog barked at the stranger. 1. The boy visited his uncle last month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21. My mom is making some cakes for our dinner. 2. I and she sang together at the party. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22. We all saw her husband out side the theater last night. 3. Nam’s father got angry with him. -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23. Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning. 4. The boys played football all day long. ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24. I always meet this student in the café whenever I come there. 5. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- 25. I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago. 6. His presence at the meeting frightened the children. ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- 26. I met Sasa on the way to my school. 7. My mother bought me a present on my birthday party. --------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- 27. We were born in this place. 8. The neighbor told them about it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ . --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28. We often gather for dinner in this restaurant. 9. My friend came to see me late last night. --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 29. The boy hit the dog in the garden. 10. That boy scored the goal for his team. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 30. He bought the book from that corner shop. 11. The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away. ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 31. She bought him a present at the shop. ------------------------------- 12. The strong wind blew the roof off. 32. She makes some cakes for tea. --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 33. His father repaired the bicycle for him. ------------------------------ 13. The police arrested the man at the railway station. 34. I met her on the way to school. ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- 35. They often had parties on the weekend. 14. The man is learning English. ------------------------------The police arrested the thief at the railway ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- station. ------------------------------------------------------------- 36. I gave him a photo album on his wedding day. --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12. My wife gave this T-shirt to me on my last birthday party. 37. We planted some young trees in the garden. ------ ---------------------------------------------------------- 13. I always keep your picture besides me. 38. I met my wife when I was a student at teacher training college. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. He borrowed the money from his close friend – Hoa. 39. My father usually complains about my students whenever they go 15. ------------------------------------------------------- to my house. 16. The police arrested the man at the railway station. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17. -------------------------------------------------------------- CLEFT SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE (CÂU RÚT GỌN DẠNG BỊ 18. The man is learning English. ------------------------------------------ ĐỘNG) 19. The woman gave him the English book. It + is/ was + subject(lấy từ tân ngữ) + that + be + V-ed/ V ---------------------------------------------------------------- cô ̣t 3. (chính……………được …..) 20. She sent her friend a post card My father gave me a lot of toys. (cha tôi cho tôi nhiều đồ chơi) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was I that was given a lot of toys by my father.(chính tôi 21. Hoa borrowed some English books from Long. được cha tôi cho nhiều đồ chơi.) --------------------------------------------------------- His wife clean the floor every evening. 22. The little boy greeted his grand father in a strange language. It is the floor that is cleaned by his wife every evening. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ EXERCISES 23. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions. 1. My husband watered the flowers every day. ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 24. The dog barked at the stranger. 2. They celebrated their wedding last week. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- 25. My mom is making some cakes for our dinner. 3. He described his home town in his novel. ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 26. We all saw her husband out side the theater lats night. 4. Most girls like spring. -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 27. Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning. 5. My father bought the car for me on my birthday. --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 28. I always meet my students in the cafee whenever I come there. 6. The prince kissed my younger sister at the party. -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully. 29. I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 8. The boy hit the dog in the garden. ------------------------------------------ 30. I met Sasa on the way to my school. 9. The woman answered the man rudely. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- 10. The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon. -------------------- 31. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year. 11. The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32. My mother gave me this story book as a birthday present. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33. Her younger sister broke her classes. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 34. She frightened the children. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35. My father bought me a lap top for my birthday. ------------------------------------------------------------- 36. People talked a lot about his house. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 37. The pedestrian asked the policeman for the direction to the post office. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38. Fans gave Christina lots of flowers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------