Bài tập: Viết lại các câu sau sử dụng cấu trúc câu chẻ để nhấn mạnh.

1. Mr David saw that I could also take part in the contest.

→ It _______________________________________.
2. Michael isn’t a fan of jazz.
→ It _______________________________________.
3. The children have been cleaning the kitchen.
→ It _______________________________________.
4. His attitude towards other people really annoys me.
→ It _______________________________________.
5. Sophie didn’t know where the keys were.
→ It _______________________________________.
8. Christopher defeated John in the final last week.
→ It is John who _________________________________.
9. I found the house key in my backpack.
→ It is the house key _________________________________.
10. Dorothy will sing a song at the prom tonight.
→ There _________________________________.
11. I have to call on Monday to schedule an appoinment.
It _______________________________________.
12. Dating is not allowed until the age of 15in Central and South America.
It _______________________________________.
13. In Italy and Switzerland, teens gathered for parties at a home and slept
there when the party was over.
It _______________________________________.
14. People in the Netherlandshave fewer dating rules than any other places
in the world.
It _______________________________________.
15. Kissing is considered as a part of getting to know each other in Brazil.
It _______________________________________.
Exercise 2: Rewrite each sentence to emphasize the underlined
phrase, starting with It was... Look carefully at the underlined words
in the last two questions.
1. He first heard about it from Mary.
2. She got the job because she was the best qualified.
3. Mike first met Jenny when they were both studying in London.
4. I only realized who he was when he started speaking.
5. I didn'thear about it until yesterday.
6. Sheila hid the book under the mattress.
7. Sheila hid the bookunder the mattress.
8. Sheila hid the book under the mattress.

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9. I have to call on Mondayto schedule an appointment.
10. I have to call on Monday to schedule an appointment.
Exercise 3: Reorder the words to make complete sentences.
1. It/ he/ his/ that/ changed/ father's/ a/ after/ was/ death / lot./ himself
______________________________________________
2. going/ to/ am/ I/ the / Tokyo/ that/ in / It/ is/ holiday./ spend
______________________________________________
3. USA/ 2008/ got/It/ the / married./ in/ settled/ down/ he/ was/ that/ in/ and
______________________________________________
4. that/ It/ mom/ was/ their/ gave / on/ wedding / anniversary / dad/
diamond/ ring./ my/ my/ a
______________________________________________
5. some/ It/ in / boyfriend/ me/ took / beautiful/ photos/ my/ was / who/ for/
Japan.
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Exercise 4: Choose the best C. It’s the dog what
option to complete the cleft D. It’s the dog whom
sentence 5. ….………………… made me sad
1. ….………………… gave her a yesterday morning.
bunch of roses last week. A. It’s my students’ bad behaviour
A. It’s you whom who
B. It’s you that B. It’s my students’ bad behaviour
C. It’s you which that
D. It’s you who C. It’s my students’ bad behaviour
2. ….………………… is the greatest which
teacher in the world. D. It’s my students’ bad behaviour
A. It’s our English teacher whom whom
B. It’s our English teacher who 6. ….………………… my friend came
C. It’s our English teacher which to see me later.
D. It’s our English teacher that A. It was last night that
3. ….………………… my younger B. It was last night which
sister always keep carefully. C. It was last night when
A. It’s the doll which D. It was last night whom
B. It’s the doll that 7. ….………………… the little boy
C. It’s the doll who greeted in a strange language.
D. It’s the doll whom A. It was his grandfather whom
4. ….………………… the boy hit in B. It was his grandfather who
the garden. C. It was his grandfather that
A. It’s the dog who D. It was his grandfather which
B. It’s the dog which

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8. ….………………… asked the B. It was for his team what
policeman a lot of questions C. It was for his team that
A. It was the pedestrian whom D. It was for his team which
B. It was the pedestrian what 10. ….………………… my wife gave
C. It was the pedestrian who to me on my last birthday party.
D. It was pedestrian when A. It was this T-shirt that
9. ….………………… the boy scored B. It was this T-shirt which
the goal. C. It was this T-shirt who
A. It was for his team whom D. It was this T-shirt whom
Exercise 5: Choose the correct sentence that is written using the
underlined part and cleft sentence with “It”.
1. He spent his summer vacation in Da Lat.
A. It is in Da Lat that he spent his summer vacation.
B. It was in Da Lat that he spent his summer vacation.
C. It is in Da Lat that he spends his summer vacation.
D. It was in Da Lat where he spends his summer vacation.
2. Candidates all over the world took part in the competition with great
enthusiasm.
A. It is great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part in the
competition.
B. It was great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part in
the competition.
C. It was with great enthusiasm that candidates all over the world took part
in the competition.
D. It is with great enthusiasm which candidates all over the world take part
the competition.
3. He gains impressive achievements at the age of 20.
A. It is at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
B. It was at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
C. It is at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
D. It was at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
4. Mary made a great contribution to her husband's success.
A. It is Mary who made a great contribution to her husband's success.
B. It was Mary who makes a great contribution to her husband's success.
C. It was Mary who made a great contribution for her husband's success.
D. It was Mary who made a great contribution to her husband's success.
5. Most parents are willing to lend their ear to their children.
A. They are their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear to.
B. It is their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear to.
C. They are their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear.

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D. It is their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear.