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About This Resource
This C1 resource develops control of cleft sentences as information-structure choices that isolate one constituent as the main focus while presenting the rest as background or already accessible information. It compares clefts with neutral clauses and related focus constructions.
What You’ll Learn
• Recognize the basic structure and focus pattern of cleft sentences.
• Identify which constituent is being highlighted and which information is backgrounded.
• Compare a cleft sentence with a neutral alternative that describes the same event.
• Use clefts when contrast, correction, or identification makes the marked focus useful.
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