Cleft Sentences — Lückentext 3

Alle drei Cleft-Typen: Wähle die richtige Cleft-Konstruktion und ergänze den fehlenden Teil.

Aufgabe

1. It was who called, not Peter. (It-Cleft: John)
   → It was John who called, not Peter. (It was + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)
2. What I find most difficult the pronunciation. (Wh-Cleft: is)
   → What I find most difficult is the pronunciation. (Gegenwartsbezug → is im Wh-Cleft)
3. All we need more practice. (All-Cleft: is)
   → All we need is more practice. (Gegenwartsbezug → is im All-Cleft)
4. It is that makes this dish special. (It-Cleft: the spices)
   → It is the spices that makes this dish special. (It is + Fokus (Sache) + that + Rest)
5. A holiday is I need. (Reversed Wh-Cleft: what)
   → A holiday is what I need. (Reversed Wh-Cleft: Fokus + is what + S + V)
6. It was that the company was founded. (It-Cleft: in 1985)
   → It was in 1985 that the company was founded. (It was + Fokus (Zeitangabe) + that + Rest)
7. What is that nobody listened to him. (Wh-Cleft: upset him)
   → What upset him is that nobody listened to him. (What + Teilsatz (Vergangenheit) + is + Fokus)
8. All he was laugh. (All-Cleft: did)
   → All he did was laugh. (All-Cleft mit did → Infinitiv ohne to)
9. It her honesty that I admire most. (It-Cleft: is)
   → It is her honesty that I admire most. (Gegenwartsbezug → is; Fokus auf Sache → that)
10. More support is the team needs. (Reversed Wh-Cleft: what)
    → More support is what the team needs. (Reversed Wh-Cleft: Fokus + is what + S + V)