cleft sentence

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English - Turkish
ayrık tümce
yarık cümle
English - English
(Dilbilim) 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

Related Terms

pseudo-cleft sentence
(Dilbilim) It is a sentence in which subordinated clause is a relative clause headed by an interrogative pro-form

What she told you were lies.