Cleft Sentences
Cleft Sentences Nedir?
Cleft sentences, cümledeki belirli bir bilgiyi vurgulamak için kullanılan özel yapılardır. Normal cümleyi ikiye "bölerek" (cleft = bölmek) istenen kısmı öne çıkarır.
It is/was...that/who (It-Cleft)
It is/was + vurgulanan kısım + that/who + cümlenin geri kalanı
Normal: Ali broke the window yesterday.
Özneyi vurgulama:
It was Ali who/that broke the window yesterday.
(Camı kıran Ali'ydi)
Nesneyi vurgulama:
It was the window that Ali broke yesterday.
(Ali'nin kırdığı camdı)
Zamanı vurgulama:
It was yesterday that Ali broke the window.
(Ali'nin camı kırdığı dündü)
What...is/was (What-Cleft / Pseudo-Cleft)
What + cümle + is/was + vurgulanan kısım
- What I need is a holiday. (İhtiyacım olan tatil)
- What she said was completely wrong. (Söylediği tamamen yanlıştı)
- What annoys me is his attitude. (Beni kızdıran tavrı)
- What happened was a disaster. (Olan felaketti)
Diğer Cleft Yapıları
The thing that...is:
The thing that surprised me was his reaction.
The reason why...is:
The reason why I left was the noise.
The person who...is:
The person who helped me was a stranger.
All (that)...is:
All I want is some peace and quiet.
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