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单词 pseudo-cleft sentence
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pseudo-cleft sentence

​noun countable ​linguistics
UK /ˌsjuːdəʊkleft ˈsentəns/
Word Forms
singularpseudo-cleft sentence
pluralpseudo-cleft sentences
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a way of emphasizing part of a sentence by using a ‘what’ clause as its subject or complement, with a form of ‘be’ as the main verb. The sentences ‘What we should do is tell the truth’, and ‘A holiday in the mountains is what I really need’ are pseudo-cleft sentences. The non-emphatic alternatives would be ‘We should tell the truth’ and ‘I really need a holiday in the mountains’.
    Synonyms and related words
    Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
    accusative
    adjunct
    allomorph

pseudo-cleft sentence

​noun countable ​linguistics
US /ˌsudoʊkleft ˈsentəns/
Word Forms
singularpseudo-cleft sentence
pluralpseudo-cleft sentences
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a way of emphasizing part of a sentence by using a ‘what’ clause as its subject or complement, with a form of ‘be’ as the main verb. The sentences ‘What we should do is tell the truth’, and ‘A holiday in the mountains is what I really need’ are pseudo-cleft sentences. The non-emphatic alternatives would be ‘We should tell the truth’ and ‘I really need a holiday in the mountains’.
    Synonyms and related words
    Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
    accusative
    adjunct
    allomorph
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