Fronted sentences make a normal sentence It was

Fronted sentences: make a ”normal” sentence • It was the boys who started the fight. • It is rain that cancels parades. • It is the secretary that I wish to thank. • It was my mother who taught me to love. • The boys started the fight. • Rain cancels parades. • I wish to thank the secretary. • My mother taught me to love.

It + be FOCUS • I want to buy this guitar. • It is this guitar that I want to buy. • Asia, jota halutaan korostaa, siirretään lauseen alkuun it + be –rakenteella • Loppuun tulee relatiivilause

Make a fronted sentence. (it is…) • The darkness bothers me. • The church is next to the park. • My neighbours are decorating the hallway. • The railway workers are on strike. • It is the darkness that bothers me. • It is the church that is next to the park. • It is my neighbours who are decorating the hallway. • It is the railway workers who are on strike.

Korostus wh-pronomineilla • I need something to drink. NEW INFORMATION • What I need is something to drink • OLD NEW INFORMATION • What-clause + be + emphasized word or phrase

Make a fronted sentence • I want to be rich. • I need a cup of tea. • She knows that English is interesting. • They play golf. • What I want is to be rich. • What I need is a cup of tea. • What she knows is that English is interesting. • What they play is golf.