Definition of cleft sentence in English:

cleft sentence

noun

Grammar

A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to.
〔语法〕分裂句（强调句中某成分，将此成分单独列为从句，使用it，that作为虚义引导词，如it's money we want；it was today that I saw him；that was the King you were talking to）
Example sentencesExamples
- They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence.
- The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item.
- You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence.
- Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence.

Definition of cleft sentence in US English:

cleft sentence

nounklɛft ˈsɛntns

Grammar

A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to.
〔语法〕分裂句（强调句中某成分，将此成分单独列为从句，使用it，that作为虚义引导词，如it's money we want；it was today that I saw him；that was the King you were talking to）
Example sentencesExamples
- You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence.
- The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item.
- They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence.
- Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence.

词汇	cleft sentence
释义	Definition of cleft sentence in English: cleft sentence noun Grammar A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to. 〔语法〕分裂句（强调句中某成分，将此成分单独列为从句，使用it，that作为虚义引导词，如it's money we want；it was today that I saw him；that was the King you were talking to） Example sentencesExamples They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence. The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item. You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence. Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence. Definition of cleft sentence in US English: cleft sentence nounklɛft ˈsɛntns Grammar A sentence in which an element is emphasized by being put in a separate clause, with the use of an empty introductory word such as it or that, e.g. it's money we want; it was today that I saw him; that was the King you were talking to. 〔语法〕分裂句（强调句中某成分，将此成分单独列为从句，使用it，that作为虚义引导词，如it's money we want；it was today that I saw him；that was the King you were talking to） Example sentencesExamples You can move it to the front of a cleft sentence. The first clause of a cleft sentence consists of It, a form of the verb be, and the focused item. They weren't necessarily treating the construction itself as a cleft sentence. Two explanations have been proposed for the formation of the Japanese cleft sentence.
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