1 Only when did he turned around was he able to see properly. .. did
2 It was only last week who that they got married.
3 Please, do you help yourself to another piece.
4 I can't drive and neither does can my mother.
5 So long was the journey that I did fell asleep.
6 Not once did she to regret having come.
7 Why is it that she does always looks unhappy?
8 What he needs it is a long holiday.
9 It was Claire who she left work early yesterday.
10 Whoever disagrees should they raise their hand.
11 So much hard was the exam that everyone failed.
12 Mark likes sailing and so too do I.
13 Little did she not know that James would be there.
14 If you talk in class, you will to be punished.
15 Were I be you, I'd apologise.
16 No sooner had he left than that the bomb exploded.
17 Only by he studying will John be successful.
18 What the school does needs is a new canteen.
Exercise 8
Read the information given below then complete the replies. Each reply must contain a cleft sentence. The exercise begins with an example (0).
Nick turned up late for work on Monday because he got stuck in a traffic jam on the ring road. Luckily Nick has a mobile phone so he was able to phone his boss and warn her that he would be late. She was furious but managed to reschedule an important meeting for the afternoon.
0 'Didn't the boss turn up late on Monday?'
'No, it........ was Nick who turned up.... late on Monday.'
1 'Nick was late because he overslept, wasn't he?'
'No, it.................................................... that he was late.'
2 'How on earth did Nick let the boss know he'd be late?'
'Well, what.................................................... call her from his mobile phone.'
3 'Wasn't Nick late on Wednesday?'
'No..................................................... that he was late.'
4 'Nick's boss had to start the meeting without him, didn't she?'
'No, what she.................................................... the afternoon.'
5 "Didn't Nick get stuck in a traffic jam in the town centre?'
'No, not the town centre; it.................................................... got stuck.'
6 'Didn't the boss have to reschedule that meeting because the client didn't turn up?'
'No, it.................................................... had to reschedule the meeting.'
7 'Nick rang the boss to give her the sales figures, didn't he?'
'No, it.................................................... that he rang her.'
8 I heard the boss was a little annoyed with Nick for being late.
'No, she wasnt "a little annoyed". What.!
Exercise 9
For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold.
1. Sebastian left the job because of the long working hours.
why . The reason why Sebastian left the job was the long working hours.
2. We have to wait here.
this ..
3. Jennifer started the strike.
person ...
4 I'm not questioning his dedication.
isn't
5 These men are totally ruthless.
What
6 Iused to live around the corner.
