CLEFT SENTENCES (CÂU CHẺ )

1. SUBJECT FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH CHỦ NGỮ)

It + is/ was + subject + that + verb

EXERCISES
My father usually complains about my students whenever they go to my house.
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I used to like climbing up tress and pick fruits.
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My neighbors always make noise at night.
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We often complains about the noise at night
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You gave her a bunch of rose last week.
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Our English teacher is the greatest teacher in the world.
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The earthquake destroyed everything two years ago.
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My recent computer helps me a lots in preparing tasks for my students.
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My students’ bad behavior made me sad yesterday morning.
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The man gave her the book.
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The boy visited his uncle last month.
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I and she sang together at the party.
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Nam’s father got angry with him.
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The boys played football all day long.
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The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
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His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
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My mother bought me a present on my birthday party.
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The neighbor told them about it.
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My friend came to see me late last night.
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That boy scored the goal for his team.
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The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away.
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The strong wind blew the roof off.
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2. OBJECT FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TÂN NGỮ)

It + is/ was + object + that + clause
EXERCISES
My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully.
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The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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The woman answered the man rudely.
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The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon.
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The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday.
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My wife gave this T-shirt to me on my last birthday party.
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I always keep your picture besides me.
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He borrowed the money from his close friend – Hoa.
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The police arrested the man at the railway station.
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The man is learning English.
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The woman gave him the English book.
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She sent her friend a post card.
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Hoa borrowed some English books from Long.
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The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
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The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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The dog barked at the stranger.
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My mom is making some cakes for our dinner.
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We all saw her husband outside the theater last night.
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Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning.
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I always meet my students in the café whenever I come there.
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I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago.
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I met Sasa on the way to my school.
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3. ADVERBIAL FOCUS (NHẤN MẠNH TRẠNG TỪ)

It + is/ was + adverbial + that + clause

EXERCISES
We were born in this place.
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We often gather for dinner in this restaurant.
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The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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He bought the book from that corner shop.
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She bought him a present at the shop.
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She makes some cakes for tea.
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His father repaired the bicycle for him.
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The meeting started at 8.00 a.m.
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We all bought those things from Susu shop.
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He met his wife in Britain.
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My mom presented a lap top on my birthday party.
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Kathy bought her husband an anniversary gift at a sports shop.
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He got married when he was 26 years old.
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They were having barbecue in the park.
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I met her on the way to school.
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They often had parties on the weekend.
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The police arrested the thief at the railway station.
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I gave him a photo album on his wedding day.
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We planted some young trees in the garden.
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I met my wife when I was a student at teacher training college.
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CLEFT SENTENCES (SUBJECT/ OBJECT/ ADVERD)
The boy visited his uncle last month.
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I and she sang together at the party.
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Nam’s father got angry with him.
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The boys played football all day long.
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The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
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His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
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My mother bought me a present on my birthday party.
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The neighbor told them about it.
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My friend came to see me late last night.
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That boy scored the goal for his team.
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The dog grabbed at the piece of meat and ran away.
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The strong wind blew the roof off.
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The police arrested the man at the railway station.
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The man is learning English.
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The woman gave him the English book.
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She sent her friend a post card.
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Hoa borrowed some English books from Long.
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The little boy greeted his grand father in a strange language.
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The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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The dog barked at the stranger.
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My mom is making some cakes for our dinner.
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We all saw her husband out side the theater last night.
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Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning.
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I always meet this student in the café whenever I come there.
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I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago.
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I met Sasa on the way to my school.
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We were born in this place.
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We often gather for dinner in this restaurant.
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The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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He bought the book from that corner shop.
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She bought him a present at the shop.
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She makes some cakes for tea.
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His father repaired the bicycle for him.
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I met her on the way to school.
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They often had parties on the weekend.
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The police arrested the thief at the railway station.
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I gave him a photo album on his wedding day.
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We planted some young trees in the garden.
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I met my wife when I was a student at teacher training college.
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My father usually complains about my students whenever they go to my house.
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CLEFT SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE (CÂU RÚT GỌN DẠNG BỊ ĐỘNG)
It + is/ was + subject (lấy từ tân ngữ) + that + be + V-ed/V3
EXERCISES
My husband watered the flowers every day.
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They celebrated their wedding last week.
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He described his home town in his novel.
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Most girls like spring.
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My father bought the car for me on my birthday.
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The prince kissed my younger sister at the party.
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My younger sister always keeps her doll carefully
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The boy hit the dog in the garden.
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The woman answered the man rudely.
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The boy played ping pong the whole afternoon.
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The girl gave the boy a special gift on his birthday.
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My wife gave this T-shirt to me on my last birthday party.
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I always keep your picture besides me.
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He borrowed the money from his close friend – Hoa.
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The police arrested the man at the railway station.
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The man is learning English.
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The woman gave him the English book.
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She sent her friend a post card.
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Hoa borrowed some English books from Long.
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The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strange language.
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The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
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The dog barked at the stranger.
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My mom is making some cakes for our dinner.
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We all saw her husband outside the theater last night.
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Mr. Hao repaired the roof yesterday morning.
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I always meet my students in the cafe whenever I come there.
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I bought this motor in HCM city some years ago.
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I met Sasa on the way to my school.
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Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year.
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My mother gave me this story book as a birthday present.
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Her younger sister broke her classes.
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She frightened the children.
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My father bought me a lap top for my birthday.
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People talked a lot about his house.
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The pedestrian asked the policeman for the direction to the post office.
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Fans gave Christina lots of flowers.
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