LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Write the following sentences after the model, paving attention to the subject of the sentence.
Example: The man save her the book.
—> It was the man who gave her the book.
1. The boy visited his uncle last month.
—> It was the boy who visited his uncle last month.
2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
—> It was my mother who bought me a present on my birthday.
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
—> It was Huong and Sandra who sang together at the party. (They were Huong.)
4. Nam’s father got angry with him.
—> It was Nam’s father who got angry with him.
5. The boys played football all day long.
—> It was the boys who played football all day long.
6. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
—> It was the girl who received a letter from her friend yesterday.
7. His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
—>It was his presence at the meeting that frightened the children.
Exercise 2.Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the object of the verb.
1. The man is learning English.
—> It is English that the man is learning.
2. The woman gave him the book.
—> It was the book that the woman gave him.
3. She sent her friend the postcard.
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—> It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
4. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
—> It was the book that Hoa borrowed from Long.
5. The little boy grected his grandfather in a strange language.
—> It was his grandfather who/ whom the little boy greeted in a stranhe language.
6. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
—> It was the policeman who/ whom the pedestrian asked a lot of questions.
7. The dog barked at the stranger.
—> It was the stranger who/whom the dog barked at.
Exercise 3.Write the following sentences after the model, paying attention to the adverbial modifier of the sentence.
1. The boy hit the dog in the garden.
—> It was in the garden that the boy hit the dog.
2. She made some cakes for tea.
—> It was for tea that she made some cakes.
3. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
—> It was for him that his father repaired the bicycle.
4. She presented him a book on his birthday.
—> It was on his birthday that she presented him a book.
5. He met his wife in Britain.
—> It was in Britain that he met his wife.
6. She bought that present from the shop.
—> It was from the shop that she bought that present.
7. The meeting stared at 8.00 a.m.
—> It was at 8.00 a.m that the meeting started.