Cleft sentences: Adding emphasis

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Exercise 3: Cleft Sentences – Fill in the gaps

Exercise 3: Cleft Sentences – Fill in the gaps

Fill in each gap with a suitable word. Some questions accept more than one correct answer.

1

A: Didn't you arrive late yesterday? B: No, _ was John who arrived so late.

2

A: You don't understand me. B: No, _ I don't understand is why you do this to yourself.

3

A: Didn't you fly to Denver yesterday? B: No, it _ on Monday _ I flew to Denver.

4

A: You hurt him! B: _ I did is tell him the truth. I think he deserved it.

5

A: Didn't we meet at this bar? B: No, the _ where we met for the first time was that karaoke bar in Brooklyn. Don't you remember?

6

A: I saw you at the station yesterday. B: No, the person _ you saw yesterday at the station was my twin brother.

7

A: You did it for the money. B: No, the _ why I did it was to save the company.

8

A: What happened then? B: The only _ I remember is something hitting the back of my head.

9

A: Did you call the police? B: No, what I _ was hide in the bedroom.

10

A: You did this to me! B: No, I didn't. It was Sean _ did this to you.