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Definition of cleft sentence in English: cleft sentencenoun Grammar A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to. Example sentencesExamples - They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence.
- The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item.
- You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence.
- Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence.
Definition of cleft sentence in US English: cleft sentencenounklɛft ˈsɛntns Grammar A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to. Example sentencesExamples - You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence.
- The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item.
- They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence.
- Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence.
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