Cleft Sentences — Umformung 1

Forme normale Sätze in Cleft Sentences um — betone das angegebene Element.

Aufgabe

1. **Tom** broke the window. (It-Cleft, Subjekt betonen)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → It was Tom who broke the window.

   (It was + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)

2. Tom broke **the window**. (It-Cleft, Objekt betonen)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → It was the window that Tom broke.

   (It was + Fokus (Sache) + that + Rest)

3. She called **yesterday**. (It-Cleft, Zeit betonen)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → It was yesterday that she called.

   (It was + Fokus (Zeit) + that + Rest)

4. They met **in London**. (It-Cleft, Ort betonen)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → It was in London that they met.

   (It was + Fokus (Ort) + that, nicht where)

5. I need a holiday. (Wh-Cleft)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → What I need is a holiday.

   (What + S + V + is + Fokus)

6. She wants more time. (Wh-Cleft)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → What she wants is more time.

   (What + S + V + is + Fokus)

7. I only want some peace and quiet. (All-Cleft)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → All I want is some peace and quiet.

   (All + S + V + is + Fokus — betont Einschränkung)

8. He only smiled. (All-Cleft)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → All he did was smile.

   (All-Cleft mit did was → Infinitiv ohne to)

9. **Anna** helped me with the project. (It-Cleft, Subjekt betonen)

   Cleft Sentence:

   → It was Anna who helped me with the project.

   (It was + Fokus (Person) + who + Rest)

10. His reaction surprised me. (Wh-Cleft)

    Cleft Sentence:

    → What surprised me was his reaction.

    (What + S + V (Vergangenheit) + was + Fokus)