Working Off Prompts

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a learning tool designed to help students practice constructing cleft sentences. Cleft sentences are a type of complex sentence that is used to place emphasis on a particular part of the sentence, often for stylistic or clarity reasons. The worksheet contains a list of prompts, each beginning with a word such as “It is,” “What,” “How,” etc., under the heading “Cleft Sentences.” Students are instructed to follow these prompts to write their own cleft sentences.

The purpose of this worksheet is to enhance students’ understanding of sentence structure and to develop their ability to emphasize different parts of a sentence effectively. By practicing with cleft sentences, students can learn how to manipulate the normal order of sentences to highlight specific information. This skill can be particularly useful for writing and speaking in more engaging and varied ways. The worksheet aims to build the students’ grammatical skills in creating sentences that focus the reader’s or listener’s attention on the most important information.