Cleft Sentences — Lückentext 1

Übe It-Clefts: Setze is/was und who/that ein.

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1. It Tom who broke the window. (was)
   → It was Tom who broke the window. (It was + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)
2. It the window that Tom broke. (was)
   → It was the window that Tom broke. (It was + Fokus (Sache) + that + Rest)
3. It you that I trust. (is)
   → It is you that I trust. (Gegenwartsbezug → is; Fokus auf Person → that oder who)
4. It was yesterday she called. (that)
   → It was yesterday that she called. (Fokus auf Zeitangabe → that)
5. It was in London they first met. (that)
   → It was in London that they first met. (Fokus auf Ortsangabe → that, nicht where)
6. It was Maria won the competition. (who)
   → It was Maria who won the competition. (It was + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)
7. It the noise that woke me up. (was)
   → It was the noise that woke me up. (Vergangenheitsbezug → was; Fokus auf Sache → that)
8. It is my teacher inspires me most. (who)
   → It is my teacher who inspires me most. (It is + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)
9. It was because of the rain we stayed inside. (that)
   → It was because of the rain that we stayed inside. (Fokus auf Grund → that)
10. It in 1969 that humans first landed on the moon. (was)
    → It was in 1969 that humans first landed on the moon. (Vergangenheitsbezug → was; Fokus auf Zeitangabe → that)