Cleft sentences are used to connect something previously understood to new information or to emphasize something by placing it in a different clause. When we use this type of structure, we are basically dividing a piece of information into two clauses. It is common to use <em>it</em> or <em>wh-</em> words to form the cleft sentence.

1. I don't like a manager who acts like a tyrant. = What I don't like is a manager who acts like a tyrant.

2. We're looking for someone who is a team player. - What we are looking for is someone who is a team player.

3. He would prefer to walk to the theater. - What he would prefer is to walk to the theater.

4. She wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. - It was she who wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. / What she wrote was the most popular mystery novel of the year.

5. We saw the most dangerous snake in the world. - What we saw was the most dangerous snake in the world. / It was the most dangerous snake in the world that we saw.

6. She had a terrible case of the flu. - What she had was a terrible case of the flu.

7. I don't understand why someone took my headphones. - What I don't understand is why someone took my headphones.

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3 years ago

In the following sentence, what type of verb is the bolded word?

zalisa [80]

Answer:

It is both an <u>Action Verb</u> and a <u>Linking Verb</u>

Explanation:

The word became is a true linking verb in that it always links the subject to extra information and it's an action verb because if you are "becoming something" you're committing an action.

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2 years ago

In your best writing, showing what you have learned about ideas and organization, explain how you have decided to organize your

Zielflug [23.3K]

This is not a question

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3 years ago

Abigail’s character changes were seen by her friends as _____. confusing to those around her necessary in order to survive in ke

hichkok12 [17]

Abigail’s character changes were seen by her friends as A. confusing to those around her.

<h3>What is a Narration?</h3>

This refers to the use of words to convey the details of a story and this is done with the aid of a narrator.

Hence, we can see that from the complete text, the story is set in a Puritan community and Abigail has to make a character change and this is seen as confusing to those around her.