C1 · CLEFT SENTENCES
Wh-Cleft Sentences
What-cümlesi ile başlayan cleft yapısı, genellikle bir eylemi ya da ihtiyacı vurgular: What + özne + fiil + be + [vurgulanan öğe].
- What I need is a holiday.
- What she did was (to) ignore the warning.
- What happened was that the server crashed.
Vurgu bir eylemdeyse what ... do kalıbı kullanılır: What he did was call the police. All ile de kurulabilir: All I want is peace.
Örnekler
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What I really need is a few days off.
Asıl ihtiyacım olan birkaç gün izin.
What + özne + need + is -
What the company did was cut its prices overnight.
Şirketin yaptığı şey, fiyatlarını bir gecede düşürmek oldu.
What ... did was + fiil (eylem vurgusu) -
All he wanted was a little recognition.
Tek istediği biraz takdirdi.
All + özne + wanted + was
Mini alıştırma
Mikro döngü · 6 soru · Boşluk doldur
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What surprised me most (boşluk) how calm everyone remained during the evacuation.
- was
- did
- it was
- that
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What the manager did (boşluk) call an emergency meeting with all the staff.
- were
- was
- did
- it was
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(boşluk) I need right now is a quiet place to think.
- That
- Which
- What
- It
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All she asked for (boşluk) a fair chance to explain herself.
- were
- has
- is being
- was
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What happened (boşluk) the software update deleted several important files.
- was that
- that was
- did
- it was
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What we should do (boşluk) invest in better training rather than hire more people.
- it is
- does
- is
- are
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