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- 20-Mar-2006, 01:34 #1
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cleft sentence Hello, Sir.
Re: 'He came at midnight.'
1. When emphasizing, Can I convert the sentence above like the following ? Is it correct?
It was at midnight that he came.
2. Is it possible to replace that by when?
Isahne, Korea.
Thanks in advance.
- 20-Mar-2006, 06:34 #2
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Re: cleft sentence Welcome, isahne.
It-clefts have the following structure. (Note, It, X, and that/who are all nominal).
It + Be + X + that/who.
EX: It was at midnight that he came.
Hope that helps.
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