Cleft sentences what - who - how and verbs

What are cleft sentences?

• "A sentence where we only use pronouns, and we avoid using too many plural words"

• "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"

• "A sentence in which the verbs are all in future tense"

________ he needs is a good night's sleep.

• Where

• What

• How

_______you choose to spend your time with says a lot about you.

• Who

• Where

• Why

______he managed to complete the project in such a short amount of time is beyond me.

• About

• What

• How

It's not ______ he said that upset me, it's how he said it.

• because

• where

• what

It wasn't ______ we expected to win the race, but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless.

• who

• which

• want

It's amazing ______ quickly technology is advancing these days.

• where

• what

• how

____, was/were, been

• are

• be

• is

become, _______, become

• becomed

• become

• became

bite, bit, _____

• bitten

• bited

• but