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Frasi scisse per dare enfasi

Nome:Data:

Usa le it-cleft e le what-cleft per mettere in risalto la parte più importante di una frase.

Scegli la forma corretta

Scegli l'opzione che completa correttamente ogni frase.

  1. ___ annoyed me was the lack of any explanation.
    • a) It
    • b) What
    • c) That
    • d) Which
  2. It was the noise, not the cost, ___ made them move.
    • a) what
    • b) where
    • c) that
    • d) whose
  3. What I'd like to do ___ to take a year off.
    • a) is
    • b) does
    • c) has
    • d) would
  4. It was not until the third interview ___ she mentioned the salary.
    • a) when
    • b) then
    • c) that
    • d) which
  5. All we need ___ a little more time.
    • a) has
    • b) are
    • c) were
    • d) is
  6. What happened next was ___ the funding was withdrawn.
    • a) what
    • b) that
    • c) which
    • d) because
  7. Which sentence correctly puts the focus on Maya?
    • a) It was Maya what proposed the change.
    • b) It were Maya who proposed the change.
    • c) It was Maya who proposed the change.
    • d) Was Maya who proposed the change.
  8. Which sentence puts the focus on the place?
    • a) What was in Lisbon we first met.
    • b) It was in Lisbon that we first met.
    • c) In Lisbon was that we first met.
    • d) It was that in Lisbon we first met.

Completa le frasi

Scrivi una parola in ogni spazio per completare la frase scissa.

  1. ___ I really admire about her is her patience.
  2. It was only after the merger ___ prices began to rise.
  3. What the committee needs ___ a clear timetable.
  4. It ___ Tariq who broke the news to the team yesterday.
  5. It is your attitude, not your ability, ___ concerns me.
  6. What we did ___ to book the tickets before they sold out.
  7. Rather than complain, ___ he did was to offer a solution.
  8. It was not Mina's apology ___ her honesty that impressed us.

Soluzioni

Scegli la forma corretta

  1. b) WhatUna what-cleft inizia con What, che significa the thing that annoyed me.
  2. c) thatIn una it-cleft l'elemento in risalto è seguito da that.
  3. a) isIn una what-cleft, il verbo be unisce la proposizione con what all'elemento in risalto.
  4. c) thatLa it-cleft con not until richiede that.
  5. d) isIn una all-cleft, la proposizione all we need funge da soggetto singolare, quindi il verbo è is.
  6. b) thatWhat happened was that introduce una proposizione completa che descrive l'evento.
  7. c) It was Maya who proposed the change.Lo schema corretto è It + was + elemento in risalto + who. Be concorda con it e what non è usato come pronome relativo in questo caso.
  8. b) It was in Lisbon that we first met.Una it-cleft con un avverbiale di luogo usa It was + luogo + that + proposizione.

Completa le frasi

  1. WhatUna what-cleft inizia con What e poi indica l'elemento in risalto dopo is.
  2. thatUna it-cleft con un'espressione di tempo richiede that.
  3. isLa proposizione con what è seguita dal verbo be; con un elemento in risalto singolare come a clear timetable, si usa is.
  4. wasLa it-cleft si riferisce al passato, quindi il verbo be è was.
  5. that / whichIn una it-cleft, that introduce la proposizione; which è possibile quando l'elemento in risalto è una cosa.
  6. wasLa proposizione what we did si riferisce al passato, quindi be è was.
  7. whatUna what-cleft usa what, che significa the thing that he did.
  8. butIl contrasto si esprime con not X but Y all'interno della frase scissa.

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