Cleft Sentences exercises — Set 2: It-Cleft Variations: Time, Place and Reason Emphasis (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 14 min
It was Tuesday that the accident occurred.
It in 2019 that she graduated from university.
It was during the summer we decided to move abroad.
It is only recently scientists have discovered the cause.
was at midnight that the fire alarm went off.
It was in Paris they first met.
It was that the Olympic Games were held in 2012.
It at the station that I realised I had left my wallet at home.
It was at the local library she spent most of her childhood.
was in Japan that he learned to make sushi.
It was she was ill that she missed the exam.
It is for this reason we must take action immediately.
It is he works so hard that he always succeeds.
It was because of the heavy rain the match was cancelled.
It was not the heat the humidity that made it unbearable.
It is not money happiness that truly matters in life.
It was not John but Mary won the prize.
It the manager who made the final decision.
It was his laziness, not bad luck, cost him the job.
It is patience you need most when learning a new language.
Cleft Sentences exercises online (Worksheet)
Advanced it-cleft exercises — practise emphasising time, place and reason in cleft sentences. Complete sentences using 'It was on Monday that …', 'It was in London that …' and 'It is because … that …' patterns.